CUSTOMER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Urbana, MD / Hybrid

Who Staffing is looking for a Customer Support Specialist for a Contract opportunity with our client, an award-winning insurance company in Western Maryland.  This organization is UK based but has an approximately 600-person location in their US Headquarters in Western MD.  Continuously rated one of the top employers in MD, this organization offers incredible benefits, a beautiful campus, and an excellent work life balance. This is a hybrid position with three days in the office and two days remote. 

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of customer service experience within the medical industry.  Experience within Life Insurance, specifically, is a plus. Comfort and excellent communication skills on the phone are also critically important.   

Job Summary:

The Customer Support Specialist will execute agent contracts, appointments, terminations, renewals, and all other licensing-related tasks to meet or exceed pre-defined productivity and quality standards.  Complete other administrative duties and projects as directed by management. 

Job Responsibilities:

·       Understand all regulations necessary to accurately contract, appoint and maintain agents. Utilize existing online references (e-pal) to ensure compliance with state regulations.

·       Review new agent contracts for completeness and accuracy. Add agent requirements to communicate missing or incomplete information to agencies while working in ALI.

·       Setup agent master and hierarchy records to ensure proper contract (level) and commission structures are entered.

·       Request and review due diligence reports (backgrounds) to ensure the individual and/or entity is within pre-defined guidelines of acceptance. Forward any adverse reports to compliance area for further review and approval or declination.

·       Appoint all new agents with the respective state(s). Review all state DOI responses related to new appointments.  Research responses and correct and/or obtain missing information to appoint agent.  Generate executed agent contract, review information and route to proper entity.

·       Index all documents in image queue accurately while meeting or exceeding pre-defined productivity and quality standards.

·       Research tasks generated at time of submit related to agent problems (Unknown Agent, Hierarchy Error, Invalid state, etc.). Correct data and/or add requirements requesting information from agencies to meet or exceed pre-defined productivity and quality standards.

·       Process address changes, commission changes/assignments, agent transfers to meet or exceed pre-defined productivity and quality standards.

·       Review state agent renewal listings to ensure agent is active and appointed.

·       Review State (DOI) generated agent termination advisories. Terminate agent in system and send proper notification agent/agency.

·       Answer telephone calls accurately, courteously and with good customer service skills to meet or exceed pre-defined productivity and quality standards.

·       Ensure all voicemail and email are responded to within 4 business hours.

·       Complete other assignments and goals as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

Education:

·       Some college preferred

·       3+ years’ experience in a customer service/administrative related position

·       3+ years of communication and processing experience

·       1+ years of phone experience

·       Knowledge of life insurance products

·       Life, Property and Casualty or Health insurance experience preferred  

Skills:

·       Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

·       Strong Customer Service skills

·       Analytical and technical skills

·       Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize

·       Ability to work in fast paced environment

·       Typing 30+ WPM

·       Detail oriented

·       Ability to work independently and within a team environment

·       High tolerance for repetitive tasks

·       Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)  

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