Employee Benefits Specialist
HUB International
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Columbia • North Carolina • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Managing the end-to-end annual Group Health benefits renewal process for an assigned block of clients
- Requesting and managing the RFP and quote process with the various insurance carriers
- Creating and managing spreadsheets to effectively display and communicate the quote information received from the various insurance carriers
- Working with their aligned Account Executives (AE) to create a recommendation plan to present to clients
- Creating and managing all proposals for the AE to present to our clients
- Assisting the AE with the underwriting process including working with the various insurance carriers and clients
- Assisting the Sales Representatives with medical quoting, enrollment, and takeover paperwork
- Creating “Benefits User Guides” (BUG) brochures that summarize the clients’ renewal decisions
- Maintains organized filing systems
- Ordering and preparing insurance carrier documentation including enrollment materials and provider booklets
- All other duties and special projects as assigned
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in employee benefits including a strong knowledge of employee benefit plans, ancillary coverages, and current legislation
- Highly organized, technical, and analytical skills
- Ability to operate independently and in a team setting
- Client service mentality with active listening skills
- Very comfortable with typical business technology including voice mail, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software
- Proficient with using Microsoft Office products especially Excel, Outlook, and Publisher
- Must also be comfortable with Adobe Acrobat Standard
- Valid Life/Health Insurance Producer License preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
employee benefitsancillary coveragesunderwriting processmedical quotingenrollment paperworkproposal creationRFP managementquote managementdata analysisspreadsheets
Soft Skills
highly organizedanalytical skillsclient service mentalityactive listeningindependent operationteam collaborationwritten communicationverbal communication
Certifications
Life/Health Insurance Producer License