Placement Services Specialist

Insurance Placement Services Specialist

As a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, Marsh helps our clients succeed by defining, designing, and delivering innovative, industry-specific solutions that help them effectively manage risk.

We are looking for talented professional to join our Insurance Services Department as a Placement Services Specialist supporting our Las Vegas location.

What can you expect?

• Possesses broad understanding and a demonstrated application of a body of knowledge.
• Takes on complex projects and cross-trained to perform most functions within the team.
• May handle incoming new or renewal business on accounts with higher complexity. Identifies process and procedure areas of opportunity and communicates changes as needed.
• Mentors and provides feedback to colleagues.

What is in it for you?

• A company with a strong Brand and strong results to match
• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration and valued partnership with HR from the business
• Competitive pay, full benefits package starting day one (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, generous 401k match AND automatic contribution
• Generous paid time off for vacation, sick, company holidays and time to give back to your community
• Employee Resource Groups, which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations

We will count on you to:

• Proactively serves as the liaison between the team and the selected carriers in dealing with routine application review, quoting and policy issuance.
• Processes change requests, cancellations, and reinstatements between the insured and the carrier.
• Prepares standard client letters and sends e-mails to the team for signature and distribution.
• Researches missing data for both quotes and proposals. Researches and resolves final rate discrepancies. Utilizes various technology resources to obtain necessary information.
• Documents all activities in a thorough, accurate and timely manner.
• Documents all final rates in the system.
• Provides final rates from carriers to the proposed insured.
• Monitors the receipt of policies from insureds and continues the underwriting procedures until final determination of the file is given by the carrier
• Develops positive relationships with the team by providing timely, accurate, value-added service.
• Escalates emerging issues to the appropriate individual as appropriate.
• Continually updates personal knowledge on state specific changes for coverages and underwriting guidelines with each carrier.
• Maintains up-to-date workflow documentation and ensures workflows are adhered to when processing individual paperwork.
• Ensures that all regulatory, compliance and transparency requirements are met and complies with all internal policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you need to have:

• High School diploma/GED
• Minimum 2-4 years of related work experience
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills, critical thinking
• Highly collaborative work style, ability to work in a team-focused environment, yet must be able to work effectively independently
• Licensed in P&C Insurance required
• Time management skills
• Strong attention to detail

What makes you stand out:

• Bachelor's degree

Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue approaching US $17 billion and 76,000 colleagues worldwide, MMC helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. Follow Marsh on Twitter @MarshGlobal; LinkedIn; Facebook; and YouTube, or subscribe to BRINK.

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