Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required., Minimum 10 years’ experience in group insurance or consulting., Expertise in voluntary benefits, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits., Strong project management and analytical skills with excellent communication abilities..

Key responsabilities:

Serve as a subject matter expert for benefit proposals including Life, Disability, and Voluntary products.

Support proposal development and obtain carrier/vendor quotes using RFP Software.

Build training modules and educate internal account managers on proposal processes.

Develop relationships with benefits representatives and communicate market developments internally.

Job description

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

Our Culture

Culture is meaningful to us. It's in the way we interact with one another and with our clients. We believe in being our authentic selves with one another and have cultivated an approach that is "we" not "I". We honor the commitments that we make to our clients and one another. This is our culture. We actively engage in the communities where we live and encourage our teammates to use Volunteer Time Off and to engage with our Spotlight Charities and causes meaningful to teammates.

About the role:

The Senior Benefits Consultant serves as a subject matter expert and overall point person in supporting Brown & Brown Ancillary Proposal team for benefit proposals including Life, Disability, Dental, Vision and Voluntary products. This includes proposal development, deployment, and response quote process with the Brown & Brown Employee Benefit Profit Centers on behalf of their clients.

Core Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

In partnership with Brown & Brown EB Profit Centers, support and assist with the full range of activities required to produce proposals and obtain carrier/vendor quotes leveraging RFP Software tool for Life, Disability, Leave, Vision, and Voluntary benefits.
Build internal and external training modules to ensure users have a strong knowledge of proposal process along with support expectations team will provide to EB Profit Center account managers.
Act as a subject matter expert responsible for educating, advising, and aiding internal Brown & Brown EB Profit Center account managers on proposal process, RFP Software tool, market quotes and proposal summaries.
Support plan design development with a specific focus on creating plans with the best possible value to the employee by eliminating benefit duplication across all available benefits and identifying synergies between client and carriers
Develop and maintain productive relationships with Life, Disability, Vision, Dental and Voluntary benefits representatives while acting as the liaison between reps and internal resources as needed.
Stay abreast of, document and communicate internally all information regarding the benefits market to ensure internal resources have the latest and best information on all new developments in the market, including new product offerings or changes
Build internal processes, roadmaps and strategies for new and existing relationships that enhance mid-market proposal efficiencies, accuracy, and collaboration with EB Profit Centers.
Support team’s leaders in cultivating, promotion, and value of proposal team services within EB Profit Centers.
Support sales and prospecting (of both new and existing clients) efforts through the development of documents and sales deck and client facing prospecting and development meetings
Other duties as assigned.

Skills needed:

Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum 10 years’ experience in similar role at comparable level in group insurance with carrier or on consulting side
Expertise in voluntary benefits products, dental, vision and other ancillary benefits
Strong understanding of ancillary benefit enrollment strategies
Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with significant strength and experience in managing complex, concurrent project management duties

Demonstrates good listening ability with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills needed to build relationships and strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Strong project management, analytical and consulting skills
Viewed as an expert in the field with the ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organization and with clients through confident communications, presentations and actions based on integrity.
Strong work ethic, self-directed with positive drive and approach, including the ability to work independently and collaboratively with a dynamic team in a virtual working environment
Ability to work from home/in a non-office environment
Strong attention to detail with highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and manage strict deadline and turnaround time requirements
Proven track record of anticipating obstacles, managing, and communicating project risks and issues, and determining alternative supportable solutions
Strong competency with Microsoft applications; web based and cloud applications and other toolsets to support the needs of the organization
Some travel required – up to approximately 30%

Brown & Brown does not discriminate against teammates or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, absence of religious affiliation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, perception of disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, gender orientation, marital status, service in our armed forces, veteran status in our armed forces, political activity or political party affiliation. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our teammates and applicants for employment. Our equal employment opportunity philosophy, in accordance with federal, state, and local law, applies to all aspects of employment with us including recruiting, hiring, training, transfer/promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.

Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being

We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:

Health Benefits: Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
Financial Benefits: ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
Mental Health & Wellness: Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
Beyond Benefits: Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.

Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.

The Power To Be Yourself

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment comprised of people from all backgrounds, with a variety of experiences and perspectives, guided by our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) motto, “The Power to Be Yourself”.

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