Insurance Agent Trainee

Location

Harlingen, Texas

Life Insurance Sales Agent

Full-Time with Benefits

Field role

Kemper is a diversified insurance holding company devoted to serving modest-income families. Our focus is frequent personal home visits with new and existing customers to collect premiums, conduct sales of new policies, and address other service needs.

New unlicensed agents begin with a paid training period covering licensing exams. Once licensed, agents receive an existing book of business and earn a percentage of collected premiums plus commissions on new sales. Pay is performance based and grows with additional sales.

• Major Medical and Dental Insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month.
• Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans.
• Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs.
• Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs.
• Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress.
• Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.

Agents are set up for success by being assigned a territory (called an agency) with an established book of business and existing customers.

• Conduct sales presentations, recommend products, and close new sales
• Prospect for new sales opportunities
• Maintain strong customer relationships by collecting premiums on a pre-arranged schedule that you determine
• Respond promptly to service requests such as beneficiary changes, claims, and loans
• Record keeping, accounting for money collected, and processing policy paperwork

• Grow the assigned territory through new sales
• Build strong working relationships with customers
• Devote the time necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the role
• Pursue continuous professional development in insurance products and sales effectiveness

• Customer service experience
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid driver’s license with required auto insurance coverage
• Dependable vehicle for daily travel
• Ability to pass a background check, motor vehicle report, and drug screening
• Authorization to work in the United States

We provide free access to study tools and professional guidance to help you prepare for licensing exams.

New agents complete an onboarding development program that includes self-study, classroom instruction, and field mentoring by your Sales Manager.

Earn a paycheck while learning your profession through hands-on experience.

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.