Employee Benefits Account Manager

Description Higginbotham , a privately held, independent insurance and financial services firm that ranks within the top 20 nationwide, has an immediate opening for a Employee Benefits Account Manager for our Metairie, LA office. The Employee Benefits Account Manager is responsible for assisting the Employee Benefits Producer is producing new business while maintaining existing policies for the clients. Some of the responsibilities for the Employee Benefits Account Manager include: Acting as the primary contact between clients, prospect, agency, and producer Working hand-in-hand with the Producer to generate proposal presentations Maintaining positive relationships with the insurance carriers to satisfy the clients' needs and facilitate the processing of business Location: Metairie, LA Hybrid schedule for qualified candidates Experience: 3-5 years of previous group employee benefits experience Education/Certification: Group I Life and Health Agent's license preferred Physical Requirements: Ability to lift 25 pounds Repeated use of sight to read documents and computer screens Repeated use of hearing and speech to communicate on telephone and in person Repetitive hand movements, such as keyboarding, writing, 10-key Walking, bending, sitting, reaching and stretching in all directions Benefits & Compensation: Higginbotham offers medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401K, equity incentive plan as well as multiple supplemental benefits for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Employee Wellness Program Company paid holidays, plus PTO Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc., and our partners, will not accept unsolicited potential placements from any source other than directly from the candidate or a vendor partner under MSA with Higginbotham. Please do not contact or send unsolicited potential placements to our team members. *Applications will be accepted until the position is filled