Commercial Lines Customer Service Representative
OBJECTIVE: Provide Commercial Insurance support in obtaining, maintaining, expanding, and servicing commercial insurance accounts and in maintaining excellent relationships between coworkers, salespeople, and insurance companies.
DUTIES:
- Rate and quote new and renewal Commercial Lines risks as assigned.
- Screen, place, and process Commercial Lines applications as assigned and complete applications as needed.
- Review applications, renewal requests, and endorsements for compliance with underwriting authority and guidelines, as authorized by our companies.
- Market prospective accounts to our insurance companies.
- Contact assigned customers to update the information in our files and recommend coverage changes as needed.
- Prepare samples of policies, endorsements, binders, and certificates when needed.
- Issue endorsements when we are authorized to do so by the insurance company.
- Assist the producer with new and renewal proposals and coverage summaries.
- Prepare and authorize ID cards for auto risks when needed.
- Handle telephone requests and miscellaneous correspondence such as mortgagee requests, certificates, additional insured, and so forth.
- Process cancellation requests.
- Rate and compute additional or return premium on endorsements
- On receipt of company-produced policies and endorsements, review for accuracy and request corrections when needed.
- Input and update computer files with any new or renewal endorsement or cancellation type of changes.
- Be aware of rate, form, coverage, and underwriting changes.
- Arrange, compute, and prepare premium finance contracts and company financing as needed.
- Track and collect premium payments from customers and lenders.
- Participate in seminars and classes for skill, knowledge, and professional development. Because the job requires licensing as an agent, maintain continuing-education requirements.
- Perform other duties as required and assigned.
AUTHORITY
- Bind new policies and endorsements within the binding authority granted by the insurance companies that we represent.
- Insurance company contact as needed.
- Salesperson contact as needed or required.
- Responsibility for maintaining customer files and customer contact as needed.
POSITION DESCRIPTION/PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT CRITERIA:
- Timely completion and submission of required reports to supervisor
- Adherence and compliance with stated procedures, service standards, personnel policies, and accounting practices
- Degree and quality of professional development
- Adherence to standards for service performance
- Adherence with company binding authority guidelines
- Smooth, efficient, and positive relationships among coworkers and companies
- Keeping amounts due from customers current
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- College Degree (Associate's or higher)
- Active Property & Casualty Insurance Producer license (State of Nebraska)