Employee Benefits Account Manager

Employee Benefits Account Manager

Great opportunity to join our Employee Benefits team! Are you a bright, outgoing, people-oriented person? If so, this is the career for you. At HUB, we value education and continuous learning and are excited to assist you along your career development path.

As an Employee Benefits Account Manager, you will provide support to the Strategic Account Executive. You will build relationships with internal and external customers while providing guidance and assistance. You will have continuous learning and development opportunities to work towards your career goals.

What makes us different than all the rest?

Our Vision: To be everywhere risk exists – today and tomorrow. Helping protect what matters most.

Our Mission: To protect and support the aspirations of individuals, families and businesses. To empower our employees to learn, grow and make a difference in their communities.

Our Core Values:

• Entrepreneurship: We encourage innovation and educated risk-taking.
• Integrity: We do the right thing every time.
• Teamwork: We work together to maximize results.
• Accountability: We measure and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Service: We serve customers, communities and colleagues.

We are the perfect fit if you:

• Are seeking a progressive work environment at a rapidly growing organization
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and are challenged by the opportunity to grow the business
• Are focused on learning and development to enhance your industry knowledge and expertise
• Are a self-starter willing to invest time and energy to learn the technical aspects of our business
• Believe in integrity and building success by developing relationships with others

Your job responsibilities as an Employee Benefits Account Manager:

• Serve as the point of contact for client and carrier inquiries and provide a response to the inquiry in a timely manner ensuring accuracy.
• Create and maintain internal client files and records as needed, ensuring compliance with company policies and federal and state regulations.
• Attend and participate in client meetings with the Strategic Account Executive, serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for procedural and administrative matters.
• Review plan documents (master application, master policy, summary plan description, administrative service agreements, etc.) ensuring information is complete and free of errors.
• Draft a variety of communication/education documents to be sent to the client announcing new plans or changes to existing plans. Conduct employee meetings or webinars to educate client’s employees.
• Works with clients and carriers to ensure the plan implementation paperwork and enrollment process for renewals and/or changing carriers is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and research client ERISA and other legislative plan requirements. Work with Project Analyst to prepare Form 5500 filings on client welfare benefit plans and instructs client on filing procedures and guidelines.
• Providing training and support to clients in regard to administrative procedures that are provided for the clients from the carriers, ensuring the training is appropriate for the target audience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Prior broker experience with employer groups of 100+ employees, benefit/insurance customer service and/or account administration, or related field preferred
• Nebraska Life and Health License
• An equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of minimum qualifications
• Must be a critical thinker, with strong communication, interpersonal, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The preferred candidate is a team player with a great attitude, self-motivation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, multi-tasking, and organizational skills required
• Must be thorough, detail-oriented and is responsible for working with confidential information
• Ability to accommodate immediate requests, perform under short deadlines and coordinate multiple jobs
• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision

Why Choose HUB?

At HUB, we believe in investing in the future of our employees and provide continuous opportunities for growth and development. Our entrepreneurial culture fosters an environment that empowers our people to make the best decisions for our customers and organization, focusing on expanding the industry knowledge of our insurance professionals to better serve our valued clients. We are committed to providing you with competitive and flexible benefits options that are rooted in your current needs yet evolves as your needs change over time. Join us in taking the first step toward creating a future that combines a diverse, challenging work environment with financial security and career satisfaction.

When you join the team at HUB International, you become part of a global insurance broker, providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. Becoming a part of HUB means that you thrive in an entrepreneurial and fast paced team environment supported by over 20,000 professionals in 6,000+ offices across North America.

What we offer you:

• A rewarding career helping local businesses in the community
• Rewards for top performers
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account
• 401k matching program
• Voluntary insurance options
• Life and disability Plans
• A work/life balance because that's important for all of us
• Opportunity to learn from the expertise of your coworkers
• Growth- HUB is growing, and so can your career
• Ability to be part of a motivated, winning team

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days per week in the office.