Client Service Associate, Individual Solutions

Company: NFP
Location: Royal Oak
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

We're NFP, a four-time Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. We are also recognized as an Elite 2018 Agency award winner named as a Top Employee Benefits Firm. We are a leading Insurance Broker and Consultant that provides Employee Benefits, Property & Casualty, and Retirement and Individual Private Client solutions to help our clients reach and realize their goals because we believe business is personal. Our personal commitment to our team and our clients have created long-lasting and successful relationships across our growing 300+ nationwide offices and 17 international locations. To learn more, please visit: https://www.nfp.com/

This is a hybrid position with in-office flexibility 2-3 days a week.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assembles meeting preparation documents pertaining to the client/prospect prior to sales meetings, including but not limited to, product specific sales illustrations, policy and product summaries, reports, presentations, and marketing packets
• Performs all underwriting duties including preparing, completing and mailing individual and multi-life disability, long term care and life insurance applications; tracks all data in MOSAIC
• Schedules medical insurance exams and orders all Attending Physician Statements (APS/Medical Records) based on insurance underwriting guidelines of carriers
• Follows up with the client and Relationship Manager(s) during the underwriting process, keeps notes on the process and conversations in MOSAIC to ensure all parties are informed of status
• Reviews insurance policies and prepares them for client delivery; follows up with clients on delivery requirements when needed
• Takes a proactive lead on conserving the Relationship Manager's existing block of business by notifying clients of overdue insurance premiums and coverage in danger of lapsing, tracking all attempts and progress, and keeping the Relationship Manager informed of problematic cases. Working with clients with the guidance of the Relationship Manager to provide clients with policy funding options
• Processes all insurance policy service requests, including address, beneficiary/ownership changes, premium mode changes, dividend option changes and fund allocation changes
• Processes all policy changes including reinstatement of lapsed cases, smoker rating changes, addition or removal of policy riders, and face amount reductions
• Follows up with insurance carriers and vendors to ensure proper and timely execution of client service requests are completed in a timely fashion. For example, a change of beneficiary form submitted to carrier - needs to be followed through from submission until the updated beneficiary is reflected on the carriers systems and communicated to the client that the change has been completed
• Ensures data accuracy in company records by regularly and routinely updating client and carrier/vendor information in MOSAIC and maintaining client files according to company compliant procedures
• Performs administrative duties including data consistency, fielding phone calls, reviewing incoming mail, filing and greeting clients
• Organizes all carrier and state licenses and appointments for Relationship Manager(s) with the in-house licensing coordinator
• Processes individual asset management applications, service requests and performance summaries
• Participates in occasional product related training and best practices development sessions as directed by Director, Client Services
  
  Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities
  
  
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Insurance product knowledge (life, disability and long term care). Understanding the products' features to be able to service clients
  • MOSAIC knowledge, entering new clients, keeping client data updated (specific to the RBI page), policy record creation, task management, arrays, work space management, populating arrays, calendar management
  • Fieldnet - run PAAR reports, get Book of Business, retrieve applications, retrieve forms / ServiceNet to view policy information, process address changes online, etc
  • Service Knowledge - to assist clients with changes to policies
  • Underwriting knowledge as well as retention skills
  • Well organized with the ability to handle several projects/clients simultaneously
  • Proficiency with MS Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Dedicated work ethic with a commitment to client service excellence
    
    Education And/or Experience
    
    
    • High School Diploma Required, College Degree Preferred
    • 1-3 years prior experience, preferably within financial services
    • Previous experience processing insurance applications and providing a high level of client service is preferred
      
      Certificates, Licenses, Registration: Life and Health, preferred.
      
      What We Offer
      
      
      NFP is proud to offer a competitive salary, PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) with match, exclusive discount programs, health & wellness programs, and more. Our PeopleFirst culture focuses on building and nurturing lifelong relationships with our employees because, at the end of the day, we exist to be there for others.
      
      NFP and You... Better Together!
      
      NFP is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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