Commercial Broker-Law Firm Practice

Who We Are:  

NFP, an Aon Company, is a multi-year Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance. We are an organization of consultative advisors and problem solvers. We help companies and individuals around the globe address their most significant risk, workforce, wealth management and retirement challenges through custom solutions and a people-first approach. To learn more, please visit: https://www.NFP.com.

 

Summary:

Full service commercial Insurance brokerage firm is seeking an Assistant Broker in their Lawyers Professional Liability group to assist in the servicing and placement of law firm clients and to assist colleagues on various tasks.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of ongoing client service relationships for assigned company clients.
• Review completed applications to determine competitive carriers/markets to approach with the renewal submissions.
• Negotiate terms, conditions, coverage limits, and pricing with carriers and wholesale brokers on behalf of clients and prospects for renewal opportunities.
• Communicate due dates, timelines, and expectations to clients and internal partners.
• Respond to client, underwriters, and internal queries and concerns to resolve issues and questions promptly.
• Maintain a diary (follow-up system) to ensure policies, endorsements, and other binding documents are accurately issued and delivered to insureds.
• Proactively identify issues; summarize and develop strategic solutions.
• Conduct or attend employee, carrier, and client meetings (in-person and virtually) to strengthen and hone communication and presentation skills.
• Work with Account Managers to ensure proposals are created, revised and finalized.
• The above duties may be performed in both a lead broker capacity as well as a back-up/co brokered role depending on the account
• Time out of the office and overnight travel should be expected periodically.
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Remain informed regarding industry information and new product information.
• Expected to further industry education and new skills through insurance courses with intent to pursue an industry designation.
• Expected to be a strong member of the community and further personal development in volunteer opportunities.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Must currently hold insurance license (or must obtain it within 3 months of employment) and retain license by meeting the continuing education requirements.
• Excellent written communication skills – writes clearly; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numeric data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Possess strong presentation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to handle situations in a calm, courteous and professional manner.
• Possess technical expertise plus strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self‐motivated, self‐starter, and self-confident to make sound independent decisions.
• Ability to successfully interact with a variety of people/personalities.
• Excellent time management skills; task oriented; excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritizeworkload.
• Enthusiastic attitude, cooperative team player, adaptable to new or changing circumstances, professional demeanor, sensitive to client needs, creative and innovative.
• High level of computer literacy including working knowledge of Office 365 Products.

 

What We Offer:

We're proud to offer a competitive salary, PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) with match, exclusive discount programs, health & wellness programs, and more. Our PeopleFirst culture focuses on building and nurturing lifelong relationships with our employees because, at the end of the day, we exist to be there for others. The base salary range for this position is $68,000 – $98,000. In addition to the base salary, this position is commission-eligible. The base salary offered will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, experience, credentials, education, certifications, skill level required for the position, the scope of the position, and geographic location. Actual base salary offered will be determined on a case-by-case basis. 

 

NFP and You... Better Together!

NFP is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Salary

• $68,000 - $98,000