Job description

The Account Executive interacts with clients on a day-to-day basis while developing and maintaining relationships with both client and carrier representatives to develop and execute on the client’s benefit strategy. The Account Executive will research, analyze, and evaluate medical, life, disability and other benefit plans and serve as the benefit expert to clients. The Account Executive is the primary point of contact for clients and will have indirect supervision of team members, review work for accuracy and delegate work and projects to other members of the team to ensure client deliverables are timely and accurate. The Account Executive is responsible for revenue growth – client expansion – on their personal book of business and assisting producers and team with prospecting new clients, including proposal development.

The qualified candidate must have strong knowledge across the spectrum of employer-sponsored health & welfare related plans, including federal and state regulations that impact these plans.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Subject matter expert on Health & Welfare Benefits, vendor/carrier products and services including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and voluntary
Manage a book of business of approximately $1,000,000+
Develop and maintain strong relationships with reference-ready clients, prospects, and carriers
Keep clients apprised of appropriate industry trends and events, including all state and federal regulatory issues
Proactively anticipate client needs and bring forward strategies to address their challenges
Understand and utilize Risk Strategies resources and tools to maximize efficiency
Project manage book of business including planning, delegating, and meeting deliverable timing
Understand fundamental underwriting concepts in order to communicate funding alternatives, impact to rates, and cost drivers
Manage request for proposals and renewals - negotiate with carriers and make recommendations to client
Oversee open enrollment process for clients
Ensure client is fully compliant with all regulations to which they are subject
Accountability for all work product provided to client across the AE’s book of business, including ensuring client updates are made within appropriate software (e.g., BenefitPoint, AMS, etc)
Review work, provide feedback and mentor junior team members

Requirements and Qualifications

BA/BS preferred
5+ years of health & welfare experience, meets, or exceeds, core practice competency-based skills
Client-facing experience in the employee benefit industry
Technical knowledge of benefits administration, HealthCare Reform, industry trends, carrier products and services
Ability to work independently and anticipate client and team needs
Effective time management
Diligent follow up skills
Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications
Detail-oriented
Advanced critical thinking skills
Strong Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
Florida Life, Accident and Health Insurance License required
GBA or CEBS Certification a plus

Risk Strategies is the 9th largest privately held US brokerage firm offering comprehensive risk management advice, insurance and reinsurance placement for property & casualty, employee benefits, private client services, as well as consulting services and financial & wealth solutions. With more than 30 specialty practices, Risk Strategies serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities, and individuals, and has access to all major insurance markets. Risk Strategies has over 100 offices and over 5,000 employees across the US and Canada.

Our industry recognition includes being named a Best Places to Work in Insurance for the past five years (2018-2022) and on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. We are committed to being good stewards for our company, culture, and communities by having a strong focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues.

Candidate must reside in, or be willing to relocate to Florida. JR100989

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