Benefits Account Manager - Health & Welfare Specialist

The Employee Benefits, Account Manager is responsible for managing an assigned book of business while developing long-term relationships with clients. This position will also be responsible to respond to the day-to-day client inquiries and any needed client analytics. The Account Manager will interface with vendors and key clients internally and externally, create client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met. The Account Manager performs these essential functions of the position while meeting RSC quality and service standards. The Account Manager has a smaller book of business with less complex clients and assists the Team Leader and Account Executive(s) on their clients. The Account Manager is responsible for revenue growth – client expansion – on their personal book of business.The qualified candidate must have strong knowledge across the spectrum of employer-sponsored health & welfare related plans, including federal and state regulations that impact these plans.Your Impact:Subject matter expert on Health & Welfare Benefits, vendor/carrier products and services including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and voluntarySupport Team Leader and/or Account Executive(s), as assignedProactively provide client service in response to day-to-day service issues and questions; escalate, as necessaryActively seek improvements to client service and efficiencies within teams by identifying improved processesWorks with the client team to develop project plans and deliver on service goalsSets priorities and manages workflow to ensure efficient, timely and accurate processing of account transactionsPrepare renewals and RFPs, coordinate vendor responses, support negotiations, analyze and spreadsheet proposal results, and develop the client presentationsDelegate administrative and analytic tasks, as necessitated, to team Benefit Analyst; provide coaching and peer review, e.g., Forms 5500, policy review, monthly carrier reporting, etcKeeps informed regarding industry information, new product information, legislation, coverages and technology to continuously improve knowledge and performance.Prepare for and facilitate client meetings (prepare agendas and materials, coordinate resources, etc.)Successful Candidates Will Have:BA/BS preferred2 - 5+ years of health & welfare experience, meets majority of core practice competency-based skillsKnowledge of benefits administration, HealthCare Reform, industry trends, carrier products and servicesLife, Accident and Health Insurance License requiredGBA or CEBS Certification a plusPhysical Demands and Work EnvironmentWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly sit, hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focusThe work environment characteristics described are representative of those employees performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Occasional travelRisk Strategies is the 9th largest privately held U.S. brokerage firm offering comprehensive risk management advice, insurance and reinsurance placement for property & casualty, employee benefits, private client services, as well as consulting services and financial & wealth solutions. With more than 30 specialty practices, Risk Strategies serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities, and individuals, and has access to all major insurance markets. Risk Strategies is an Accession Risk Management Group company, with over 200 offices and more than 5,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada.Our industry recognition includes being named a Great Place to Work, Best Places to Work in Insurance, and on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. We are committed to being good stewards for our company, culture, and communities by having a strong focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues.Pay Range:$51,800 - $74,000 AnnualThe pay range provided above is made in good faith and based on our lowest and highest annual salary or hourly rate paid for the role and takes into account years of experience required, geography, and/or budget for this role.Brown & Brown, Inc. and our team of companies is an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about working at Risk Strategies, part of the Brown & Brown team, by visiting information submitted by California applicants in response to a job posting is subject to Risk Strategies' California Job Applicant Privacy Notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr