**Business Development Representative I or II**:
- The Specialty Clients Business Development Representative is responsible for building trusting relationships with our program partners to become the main point of contact for a multitude of business development responsibilities.
**Roles and Responsibilities**:
- Develop partner relationships with new and existing key program administrator contacts
- Work closely with Account Managers to reinforce mutual commitments and deliver expected results.
- Liaison between the Specialty Clients and Producer Management Departments
- Facilitate daily account maintenance activities which include new agent setups, agent changes, terminations, books of business transfers, and reporting
- Manage contractual agreements, producer licensing, agency appointments, product authority, and service levels ensuring both accurate and compliant execution
- Fulfill compliance and control obligations for partner licensing validation and adherence to the approval process
- Participate in monthly partner business development calls with the Account Managers and facilitate calls if Account Manager is unavailable
- Develop monthly call / visit agendas
- Provide support for all program partner relationships
- Prepare annual planning agendas and participate in the planning meetings
- Identify and facilitate training needs of account to ensure maximum production and profitability
- Participate in business development efforts, such as promoting growth of existing partnerships as well as assisting in onboarding initiatives for new key accounts during the Evaluation, Exploration and Implementation phases of the Due Diligence Process
- Provide reports from Cognos as needed to support production and/or licensing data needs
- Support agent/call data entry and use in CRM or SharePoint
- Travel and participate in periodic visits to key accounts
**WE EXPECT**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree or other demonstrated competencies consistent with position requirements- Polished oral & written communication skills; Ability to interact with diverse external accounts & internal business units
- Familiarity of off-system program administrator business model
- Ability to schedule & prioritize work demands & multi-task to advance initiatives
- Solve problems in a complex structure
- Must be able to shift focus quickly while maintaining a strategic mindset
At American Modern, a subsidiary of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us.
Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work.
We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day.
We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.American Modern is a widely recognized, national leader in the specialty insurance business.
With close to 50 years of experience in the manufactured housing insurance sector, the company delivers specialized products and services for residential property and the recreational market.
One of our newest lines is pet health insurance.
The company is headquartered in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio.
American Modern is licensed in all 50 states and offers insurance products through a number of property and casualty companies which serve more than 1.7 million policyholders.
As part of its parent company, American Modern's companies are rated A+ (Superior) by the A.M. Best Company an independent analyst of the insurance industry, and is also a Ward's 50® Top Performer another well-regarded industry standard of stability and excellence.
American Modern joined Munich Re as a key part of the world reinsurance leader's North American insurance operations in April 2008.
Munich Re has approximately 47,000 employees in over 50 locations throughout the world and operates in all lines of insurance.
It is among the top 100 companies on the Forbes Global 500 list.