Client Manager - Personal Lines

The posting

Job Description

The Role

The Client Manager manages the placement and service of clients for the Personal Lines Department. This role is client facing and leverages established competencies related to Personal Lines services and clients. Responsible for providing timely, professional account service to clients in order to achieve quality sales and service standards using our automated (electronic) work environment.

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the placement and service of Personal Lines for Willis Towers Watson Clients in an automated and electronic work environment.
• Maintain client relationships with assigned accounts and support retention ratio at or above the Personal Lines average
• Manage and assist in the sales process (RFP and proposal development, presentation, etc.)
• Provides risk management analysis utilizing new business, renewal and claim reviews
• Make recommendations to prospects and current clients to update and enhance policy contracts
• Perform all phases of new business, renewal and remarket processing including preparation of applications, negotiation with underwriters, obtaining quotes , creating proposals, monitoring status, and follows up to delivery of policy documents to client
• Consistently prepares policy change requests, and submits requests to carriers
• Monitors status of change requests, reviews policy documents for accuracy and follows up to delivery of change documents to clients
• Maintains insurance records for accounts including hard copy files, data management, coding and calculating information into Agency management system
• Identifies and processes coverage enhancement and cross- sales opportunities
• Independently resolves client, carrier and/or vendor accounting issues, including coverage questions, collections, discrepancies, fee arrangements, billing controversies
• Ensure compliance with all Willis Towers Watson and regulatory procedures; such as WEM (Willis Towers Watson Excellence Model) & AOD (assurance of discontinuance)

Responsibilities

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Qualifications

The Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Personal Lines insurance products and carriers and carrier quote and policy issuance systems
• Ability to provide consultation and expert advice to management on risk management issues
• Knowledge of principles and methods involved in promoting and selling services
• Interpersonal skills, including relationship-building skills with clients and co-workers
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Presentation, organization and critical thinking skills
• Multi-state and medium clients
• Specialty line clients
• 0 to 3 years’ experience in the Personal Insurance/Private Client industry, preferred
• High school diploma required, bachelor’s degree preferred
• Property and Casualty license required
• The appropriate broker’s license is required when required by law
• Industry designations such as CIC or CISR

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $50,000.00-$75, 000.00 USD annually.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

EOE, including disability/vets