Under 65 Health Agent Support Specialist

Integrity Marketing Group•Harrisburg, PA

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About The Position

Ritter Insurance Marketing, an Integrity company, is an independent marketing organization supporting independent insurance agents in the senior health and life insurance market. Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ritter has satellite offices in New York, Nebraska, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio. More than 280 full-time Ritter employees support the business of over 15,000 independent insurance agents in all 50 states. Its proprietary software development and agent service departments develop and market leading business solutions for insurance agents. Responsible to provide specialized product support to agents and sales staff. Manage agent and carrier relationships within assigned territory.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Health insurance license required, either upon hire or within first year of employment.
Basic understanding of insurance and agent relationship.
Knowledge of Sales, Marketing, Contracting, and New Business operations and procedures.
Some experience necessary. If no experience general path is one year as a Support Specialist.
Strong communication skills, especially over the phone.
Strong computer and typing skills.
Strong customer service skills.
Soft sales skills.
Ability to operate related computer applications and other business equipment including email, copy machine, scanner, fax machine, and telephone.
Some travel required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, sales, or business (preferred).

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Under 65 Health products and basic knowledge of each products strength and weaknesses and/or ability to research and access resources which will provide this information.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the Under 65 Health market, including enrollment periods, eligibility, and legislative changes.
Provide frequent ongoing support to National, Local and Agency sales to facilitate agent recruitment and development for Under 65 Health products.
Provide recommendations and information on strong products in agent’s area
Provide specialized carrier product support
Analyze, interpret, and distribute Under 65 Health territory specific carrier and market updates
Makes targeted outbound calls to agents/agencies offering insurance products within assigned territory to support increasing overall production.
Develop and present marketing content and copy to be used for the recruitment of agents to appoint with ancillary products, including but not limited to agent training webinars, product promotional videos, newsletters, e-mail campaigns and annual Ritter Summits.
Assists with marketing events and meetings such as annual Agent Summits.
Attends carrier trainings, events and webinars as required.
Assists with creation of one-off marketing campaigns, recruiting campaigns, and agent training documents and presentations.
Provides back-up support with distributing inbound email requests from the team general mailbox.
Works effectively with other departments on cross-team projects.
Prepare for and successfully pass the PA Health Insurance Licensing exam within the prescribed timeframe assigned by Manager.
Complete continuing education courses to maintain an active PA Insurance License through employment with Company
Additional responsibilities as assigned by Manager.