Insurance Agents/Licensed Life & Health - Remote

Company Description

Are you action- and goal-oriented, ready to take initiative and to seize opportunities to maximize your potential? Are you a strong communicator and an active listener, able to thoroughly and persuasively answer questions and set expectations? Are you a closer, driven by your success and mindful of your monthly sales, quality scores, cancellation rate, and productivity percentage?

Join us.

Sutherland is now seeking dependable, enthusiastic licensed Life & Health Insurance Advisors to provide professional presentations and sell insurance over the phone to existing customers of Fortune 500 Insurance companies on behalf of one of our leading insurance clients/customers.

Job Description

These work from home opportunities require individuals who strive to provide next-level care to clients and their customers and can excel in an environment where leads are provided. In this role, you will: 

• Handle inbound and outbound calls with prospects with the goal of enrolling them in relevant insurance products
• Build rapport with callers to gain trust and understanding; gather all required data
• Determine eligibility and maintain/improve quality results by adhering to established standards and guidelines
• Update job knowledge by studying new product descriptions; participate in educational opportunities
• Manage prospect follow-up calls to ensure timely responses
• Accurately process application/ information in systems; track and record outcomes, issues and inquiries and escalate as needed

What we offer:

• An hourly rate of $17.27/hour as well as additional incentives and monthly reward & recognition programs
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Paid training & PTO
• Advancement opportunities – 80% of our frontline leaders have been promoted from within
• Employee Discounts
• EAP & Health and Wellness programs including a personal trainer dedicated to Sutherland

Qualifications

• An active state Life or Life and Health insurance license
• Basic PC keyboarding skills and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) experience
• Must complete the state exam for your life and health license prior to starting your on-the-job training

Preferred:

• Experience working with POS applications 
• Previous remote or call center experience
• 2  years of sales experience

Additional Information

We will provide equipment, however to work from home, you must have:

• Excellent Internet connectivity:
  • Internet access speeds of at least 5 Mbps upload and 50 Mbps download – the faster the better!
  • In-house network, and a hard-wired Internet connection capable of continuously supporting outstanding call quality and high-speed response rates. (wireless and/or satellite Internet Service Providers are not compatible with our systems)
• A quiet and distraction-free, secure place to work.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This job is open only to residents of the United States, and you must be authorized to work in the US in order to be considered for employment.

EEOC and Veteran Documentation
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At times, government agencies require periodic reports from employers on the sex, ethnicity, handicap, veteran and other protected status of employees. The purpose of this Administrative EEO Record is for statistical analysis only and is used to comply with government record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements. Periodic reports are made to the government on the following information. The completion of the Administrative EEO record is optional. If you choose to volunteer the requested information, please note that all 
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