Insurance Marketing Account Executive

Marsh McLennan

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our not-so-secret sauce. Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Marketing Account Executive at McGriff Specialty, a separate and distinct division of Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA). MMA provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MRSH). A day in the life. As our Marketing Account Executive on the Commercial Lines team, you'll lead and coordinate marketing activities on new and renewal business as well as support Producer in sales activities. You'll do this by serving as a consultative point of contact for clients, identifying and understanding client needs, providing recommendations with supporting rationale with limited or no oversight from Producer, demonstrating strong negotiation skills, responding to Request of Proposals, participating in prospect meetings, directing and leading mid-year reviews, working closing with national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives, and leading, mentoring and training other account service team members. Our future colleague. We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills: We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you. Valuable benefits. We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work. Some benefits included in this role are: To learn more about McGriff, a division of Marsh McLennan Agency, check us out online: https://www.mcgriff.com/ For information on careers at McGriff visit: http://marshmma.com/careers. Follow us on social media to meet our colleagues and see what makes us tick: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcgriff https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh-mclennan-agency https://www.instagram.com/lifeatmma/ https://www.facebook.com/LifeatMMA https://twitter.com/marsh_mma Who you are is who we are. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams. Marsh McLennan and its affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers. McGriff Insurance Broker | McGriff McGriff specializes in business and personal insurance, employee benefit solutions, risk management services, specialized industry expertise and more. Click here to return to the Marsh Careers Site Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and/or related experience
8-10 years of relevant insurance industry experience
Property and casualty insurance license
Possess strong knowledge in shared and layered property programs
Considerable knowledge of markets, policies and coverage issues for all states and industries serviced
Organizational skills to plan and prioritize team workload, and to oversee application of workflows and procedures
Leadership skills and service and team orientation to provide direction, praise, constructive feedback, and development to employees in a way that maximizes productivity and team morale
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive business relationships with clients, market contacts, and McGriff teammates
Strong persuasion skills and tact to obtain information, negotiate with markets, obtain commitment or payments due from others, and motivate staff
Discretion and problem-solving skills to analyze client information, proposal competitiveness, etc., and to resolve client, market and employee relations problems
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to travel overnight

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree(s)
Insurance industry certifications in addition to necessary license
Significant prior experience leading teams and/or projects

Responsibilities

lead and coordinate marketing activities on new and renewal business as well as support Producer in sales activities
serving as a consultative point of contact for clients
identifying and understanding client needs
providing recommendations with supporting rationale with limited or no oversight from Producer
demonstrating strong negotiation skills
responding to Request of Proposals
participating in prospect meetings
directing and leading mid-year reviews
working closing with national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives
leading, mentoring and training other account service team members