Benefits Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Colonial Life’s greater Rochester team is looking for a motivated Benefits Specialist (Business-to-business sales) to connect with customers and offer voluntary benefits that provide employees with financial protection during life’s unexpected events. You will have the unique opportunity to focus on what you do best, with the ability to specialize in a role to help you succeed.

We provide voluntary benefits at the worksite that offer employees financial protection when the unexpected happens. Partnering with Colonial Life means making a difference while benefiting from Colonial Life’s 80+ years of integrity, collaboration, innovation, and growth. Colonial Life supports the team throughout their journey with a people-first culture.

Successful Benefits Specialists focus on:

• Finding new prospects for business and getting commitments to establish new clients
• Embracing technology to help ensure successful enrollments
• Growing their knowledge of the coverage offered to clients to help guide potential customers to make informed decisions about protecting their families.

Beneficial Experience and/or Skills:

• Results-driven, self-motivated team players with a commitment to excellence and customer service
• Competitive leaders with previous sales experience preferred (not required)
• Bilingual in Spanish/English is a plus
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Life and Health license needed (we can assist you in getting this license)

Compensation: As a Benefits Specialist, you have the potential to earn commissions based on sales results, including renewal income and bonuses.

You will have access to training and development. You may also choose to become a member of the Association of Insurance Professionals (AIP), which can provide access to exclusive perks, discounts, and benefits.

This is an independent contractor opportunity in which you are in business for yourself but not by yourself. Any income range associated with this posting represents the potential pre-tax earnings of a business owner in this role, not a guaranteed salary or guaranteed earnings. All earnings in this role are sales results-based and uncapped, with a tremendous potential for growth based on your business acumen.

Job Type: Contract

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