What it’s like to be a Northbridge Regional Advanced Group Specialist
As an essential member of the Group and Individual Insurance MGA team, you would be contributing to the growth of the Group Employee Benefits business. You would be joining the newly formed division Vertis Insurance under the Accident and Health umbrella. In other words, your contributions would help support building Vertis Insurance ground up. No two days would be the same! You would get to see your work come to life by increasing production and promoting carrier partner products through proactive and working with advisor to achieve their sales goals and objectives, as well as Vertis'
You would be integral in cultivating relationship with key partners accounts team, responding to requests to support the advisors on sales cases, practice managements for advisors that are aligned within the territory and will connect advisors to carrier partner resources, tools, and education platform to enhance the advisors’ success. There is an element of proactive and reactive activity with supporting advisors as well as assisting with face-to-face client meetings
We will look to you to provide integrated Group Benefits sales and advice to the advisors, as well as during a client meeting. Your knowledge of group benefits strategies for traditional, flexible, ASOs and complex benefits plans will be a valuable asset to our team!
We want your talent
If you are great at:
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key agency partner advisors, key brokers, and top productive advisors
- Reviewing contract booklets while working with group carriers’ account managers to prepare market specification analysis and quotes
- Providing benefit solution alternatives for incumbent plans with focus on cost savings, benefits enhancements, implementing proactive solutions, evaluate plan design and cost for competitiveness
- Negotiating new and/or renewal rates with group benefits providers on behalf of advisors
- Leading and conducting group benefits client meeting – in person or virtual
If you have:
- Post-secondary education and/or equivalent on the job experience
- Life and A&S license
- Minimum 5 to 7+ years’ experience in the insurance industry
- Strong comfort level meeting with clients in an advisory capacity
- Strong knowledge of insurance trends
We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:
- We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more!
- We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.
- We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education, internal mobility, Leadership training and mentoring programs.
- NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer days
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Who we are:
We’re Northbridge Financial. We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and owned by Fairfax Financial. We serve through our Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial property and casualty insurance company. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and we go above and beyond to help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.
At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.
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105 Adelaide Street West, Suite 700, ,, Toronto, Ontario , Canada, M5H 1P9
