Account Executive
National Benefits Partner
Tucson, Arizona Area
Direct marketing and sales of various insurance products to prospective clients nationwide. Responsible for developing a working relationship with business owners and continuously soliciting the appropriate life and health insurance programs for their individual employees via payroll deduction. Duties include direct marketing in a business environment for prospective clients, meeting with authorized personnel in an effort to determine what types of benefits are needed, researching and negotiating with numerous insurance companies to find the best benefit, and developing and presenting final proposal to the ultimate decision makers. Also responsible for recruiting, training, and dispatching a team of professional sales associates to make individual sales presentations to eligible employees. Strong emphasis placed on continuing education and licensing of sales force in respective states. As a partner, responsible for overseeing various daily operations, including purchasing, inventory, establishing business practices and procedures, advertising and market development, and some accounting operations.