Client Service Associate - Life Insurance

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JOB SUMMARY:

NOTE:
This opportunity is for future needs. We often recruit for this role due to increased business and career progression of current staff. Applying to this opportunity now will move qualified applicants to the shortlist when a new need arises. If you are looking for an immediate opportunity, please return to our current openings via our Careers Page at  and search for roles NOT labeled (future).

The Client Service Associate supports the Relationship Manager by scheduling and coordinating activities and initiatives that facilitate the new policy and client service processes. The Client Services Associate must provide superior client service by identifying the client’s wants and needs, acting on, and/or delegating items and following through to completion while keeping all parties informed throughout the process.

This is a full-time role working daily from our mid-town NYC office (required).

What you’ll be doing:

Pre-Sale and New Business

• Assembles meeting preparation documents pertaining to the client/prospect prior to sales meetings, including but not limited to, illustrations, policy and product summaries, reports, presentations, and marketing packets.
• Performs all insurance underwriting duties, including preparation and completion of multi-life and individual disability, life, and long term care applications.
• Schedules medical insurance exams for clients and orders all Attending Physician Statements based on insurance underwriting guidelines.
• Follows up with the client and Relationship Manager during the underwriting process, keeps notes on the process and conversations in MOSAIC
• Partners with the New Business Team to manage all new business cases using MOSAIC as the system of record for status/notes/tasks and communicating with RM and client as necessary.
• Participates in Relationship Manager/New Business case management calls.
• Reviews insurance policies and prepares them for delivery; follow up on delivery requirements when needed.
• Ensures Relationship Manager has appropriate Licensing and Appointments and works with internal contracting and licensing contact to obtain and renew licenses.
• Partners with Advanced Sales to obtain and/or generate the appropriate illustrations/one-pagers.
• Processes all policy changes including reinstatement of lapsed cases, smoker rating changes, addition or removal of policy riders, and face amount reductions.
• Partners with Private Wealth Management Team to process individual asset management applications, service requests, and performance summaries.
• Coordinates tasks and responsibilities for all joint work.

Client Service

• Processes all insurance policy service requests, including address, beneficiary/ownership changes, premium mode changes, and dividend option changes.
• Provides superior client service by identifying client’s wants and needs, acting on, and/or delegating items and following through to completion, keeping all parties informed throughout the process.
• Coordinates all collateral assignments, death or disability claims, and fund allocation changes with the assistance of the Relationship Manager.
• Interacts on a daily basis with insurance carriers and vendors to ensure proper and timely…