One of the Newtek Companies has an immediate opening for a Commercial Insurance Agent to work for our fast-paced Insurance Agency in our Brownsville /South Padre Island region of TX.  Relocation to the region is required. The insurance agency is licensed in 48 states and has appointments with over 40 highly rated insurance carriers including AIG, The Hartford, CNA, Safeco, Zurich, and St. Paul Travelers.  Our paperless technology and services center staffed with licensed agents makes Newtek an affordable source for small and medium-sized business owners.  We provide a broad range of commercial, personal, and life and health coverage. Newtek Insurance Agency is a national agency with a unique model that fosters growth and expansion across products lines. Newtek does not require its agents to go out and obtain leads; we provide qualified leads from various alliance channels. Our agents work in a state of the art facility where performance is rewarded.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for closing business and generating revenue for the company   
• Close new small to mid-sized commercial accounts by interacting with customers primarily via telephone or email. May be responsible for renewing/remarketing clients
• Consistently cross selling additional lines of coverage by analyzing coverage needs and recommending coverage, entering applications into carrier point of sale systems, completing ACORD applications, obtaining and preparing proposals, responding to customer inquiries, and assisting in submitting new policies
• Responsible for daily outbound calls to clients and prospective clients  
•  Responsible for providing exceptional customer service, and forming strong client relationships
• Responsible for updating NewTracker™, a proprietary referral tracking system, with each and every customer contact
• Embrace the company and the division’s strategic plan and goals including the use of technology to cost effectively offer high quality service to our business and individual clients and alliance partners
• Provide timely, accurate, and complete feedback on the status of assigned referrals
• Collaborate with the management team to facilitate plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization
• Exhibit a willingness to embrace technology to develop a state of the art capability to process insurance business nationally
• Act as lead “client-care officer” through direct contact with clients and affiliate partners
• Demonstrate and foster a success-oriented and accountable position amongst peers within the company
• Other responsibilities, as assigned form time to time  

Requirements - Successful candidate will possess the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Active Property & Casualty license in any of the lower 48 states, required
• Minimum five years general insurance experience, including a minimum of two years experience in P&C, required  
• Computer literate with a good understanding of Internet and agency management systems
• Strong organizational and time management skills including the ability to plan, manages, and follow through with priorities
• Effective and thorough verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external customers
• Ability to understand and persuasively explain a broad portfolio of products in value creation
• Ability to relate and compare data from different sources, identify issues, secure relevant information and identify relationships
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of agency operations
• Detailed insurance experience including comprehensive knowledge in how to market to carriers

As a member of the Newtek team you will have a competitive compensation package along with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401k with a company match. This is a salaried position with a potential bonus based on performance.