Insurance Officer - Columbia City, United States - Farm Credit Mid-America
Description
Farm Credit Mid-America is a financial services cooperative serving financial needs of farmers and rural residents in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Our purpose is to secure the future of rural communities and agriculture. We are passionate about serving the needs of our rural communities and creating positive customer experiences.
Farm Credit Mid-America is a great place to work We have been named as a Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the past 11 years.
SCHEDULE:
Full Time
TRAVEL REQUIRED: 50% - 75%
COMPENSATION:
$57,361.00 to $150,980.00 base salary plus potential annual uncapped incentive based upon sales production. Base pay is determined by your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st may compensate outside of the salary range for bona fide reasons not related to membership in a protected class.
About Our Opportunity:
Our Insurance Officer (IO) is a sales position primarily responsible for selling and servicing all types of crop insurance coverage.
This person will build strong relationships with industry contacts, with Farm Credit Mid-America teams in the service territory, and with customers.
The IO will use knowledge of insurance and agriculture to provide customers with value added information and customized solutions for their individual needs.
The IO is responsible for compliance with all applicable insurance laws, regulations, and all insurance company policies; and will be responsible for obtaining information needed for the insurance company to underwrite policies according to all appropriate laws and regulations.
The IO will work in the interest of providing the best possible crop insurance coverage that benefits both the customer and the Association.
How You Will Spend Your Time:
- Aggressively markets risk management practices through crop/livestock insurance products.
- Spends most of the time out of the office to build professional relationships with customers, prospective customers, and influencers to create customer relationships that contribute towards an increase in Farm Credit Mid-America's market share in the assigned territory.
- Refers new crop insurance customers to Financial Officers for new loan business.
- Creates and delivers sales presentations and provide training for other team members, customers, and the public.
- Partners with our customers to provide crop insurance coverage that best meets customer needs and provide followup servicing.
- Servicing actions typically requires 36 meetings with each customer annually. This also includes efforts to build new business contacts, and a referral network to aid in providing quality service to customers or prospects.
- Builds expertise in the areas of agriculture, risk management, insurance and technology and the needs of the ag producer market.
- Ensures technical aspects of crop insurance processing and tracking for assigned offices are timely, accurate, and in compliance with policies and procedures.
- Supports our offices by communicating clearly on customer issues and providing support when needs for other Farm Credit Mid-America products/services are identified.
- Plays a critical role in identifying risk and offering solutions to farmers for the financial risk in their farming operation.
- Develops and maintain a significant professional presence throughout the assigned territory.
Minimum Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in agriculture, business, or related field and at least one year of experience in crop insurance, or sales of financial services.
Mental & Physical Requirements:
Stationary Position - Occasionally; Move/Traverse - Occasionally; Stationary Position/Seated - Constantly; Transport/Lifting - Rarely; Transport/Carrying - Rarely; Exerting Force/Pushing - Rarely; Exerting Force/Pulling - Rarely; Ascend/Descend - Rarely; Balancing - Rarely; Position Self/Stooping - Rarely; Position Self/Kneeling - Rarely; Position Self/Crouching - Rarely; Position Self/Crawling - Rarely; Reaching - Rarely; Handling - Occasionally; Grasping - Occasionally; Feeling - Rarely; Communicate/Talking - Constantly; Communicate/Hearing - Constantly; Repetitive Motions - Frequently; Coordination - Frequently.
Total Rewards and Benefits.
Farm Credit Mid-America is an Equal Opport
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