locationsUSARemotetime typeFull timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idJR2487
It’s a great time to join AAA The Auto Club Group!
JOIN THE TEAM COMMITTED TO DRIVING YOUR CAREER FORWARD
Job Type:
Full time
Exempt/Non Exempt:
Hourly
Job Description:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Provide a high level of customer-focused sales in a high volume, fast-paced call center environment, using PC, Internet, and ACD phone technology. Provide advanced technical and product information in response to customer questions and/or problems in accordance with corporate policies and procedures. Explain product features and service advantages to existing and potential customers for the purpose of promoting and selling the various membership and/or insurance products and services in order to achieve sales production goals. Recognize and promote cross-sales opportunities within the context of servicing a change to an existing customer’s policy. Provide price quotes on all insurance products which factor in all applicable rules (underwriting, business, etc.) and discounts in an effort to complete the sale. Rewrite and reinstate insurance policies according to underwriting and business rules. Complete membership and/or insurance applications, endorsements, and change forms (e.g. address change, etc.) as necessary. Accept payments at point of sale. Make outbound follow-up calls to customers in response to questions or complaints. Correspond with and respond to inquiries from sales representatives, insureds, mortgage companies, and other sources regarding ratings, premiums, billing problems, and cancellations and obtain and verify payments and other types of information.
Provide efficient processing of customer policies, endorsements, and status and coverage changes. Assist agents in resolving technical and business-related issues. May assist other Customer Interaction Centers (e.g. Emergency Road Service, Claims, Membership, Travel, etc.) in servicing members and/or customers when necessary to ensure quality service goals are met.
Respond to telephone calls from customers and agents regarding customer billing status, balance due, etc. In accordance with established procedures, review policies that are in a cancelled status and determine whether reinstatement is an option. Determine monies due and process reinstatement as appropriate. Enter transactions and balance cash entries in order to input changes into systems. Research and adjust account balances when misapplication/overpayment of monies occur and mail refund checks as appropriate. Process returned bank items, write-off service fees, extensions, etc. to correct balances and premium payment records. Contact sales agents to correct receipt-cash discrepancies as needed.
Total Compensation Overview:
- Insurance Customer Sales and Service Reps will earn a competitive base pay of $21.75 hourly plus bonuses and sales incentives.
- Excellent and comprehensive benefits packages are just another reason to work for the Auto Club Group. Benefits include:
- 401k Match
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
$1000 Sign-On Bonus for Licensed Property and Casualty Agents
**To qualify for the Sign-On Bonus, applicants must be new to ACG. Additional details can be provided by our Recruiting Team at the time of application**
Required Qualifications
Education:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Must attain all appropriate State Property & Casualty insurance sales licenses within 30 days from the start of licensing coursework
- May be required to attain and maintain state membership licenses as appropriate by department
Experience in /with:
- Providing a high level of customer-focused service
- Competently entering information on various screens using a PC keyboard
- Navigating through a PC Windows environment, including accessing information from multiple applications
- Managing and navigating multiple sources of information and applying them as needed
- Performing monetary transactions (e.g., entering key data into cash terminal, adjusting account balances, etc.
Knowledge and Skills:
Ability to:
- Complete appropriate training relative to all company products and services
- Demonstrate advanced insurance and product knowledge with a high level of technical skills
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills in a fast-paced, customer-focused call center environment
- Work within a team environment with minimal supervision
- Present complex information in a clear, concise manner
- Maintain accurate records
- Read, comprehend, and communicate clearly and concisely in the work environment and with the public (e.g., explain instructions, rules, and procedures)
- Demonstrate effective use of time management
- Demonstrate strong skills in use of PC applications such as Microsoft Office
- Attain and maintain any Property, Casualty, Life, and Health insurance sales license for any member state as appropriate
- Promote the sale of all company insurance and membership products
- Achieve insurance and membership sales goals and other performance expectations as defined by management
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- College-level coursework, certification, or equivalent (i.e., continuous learning)
- Possession of current Property &Casualty insurance sales license for appropriate state
Experience in /with:
- Working in a customer service call center environment
- Working with home and/or auto insurance products
- Operating Windows and non-windows based systems
- Preparing rate quotations
- Investigating and resolving sales-related problems
- Navigating and entering information between multiple different programs & screens
Knowledge of:
- Company insurance products, features, and services
- Company membership services and products
- Company subsidiary products
- Equity and group billing
- Auto and homeowner’s insurance terminology and explanation of coverages
To prepare you for this exciting opportunity, we offer:
- Full-time paid Training Friday, September 22, 2023
- Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5:30 pm during training
- Monday through Friday from 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm after training (shift includes a Saturday rotation)
Work Environment
This is a remote call center position. Call Center employees work remotely full-time. An exception to this would be in the case of connectivity or service level issues, in which employees would be required to report temporarily to a designated ACG facility (if located <50 miles from an office) until connectivity or service levels are restored.