Health Specialist - Referrals

Job Description

Most life insurance jobs hand you a phone and a list. This one hands you thousands of households that already trust us.

Smith Davis Insurance has been protecting families and businesses since 1931. We have a large property and casualty book, and most of those clients have never had a serious conversation about life insurance with anyone. Not because they do not need it. Because nobody has sat down with them.

That is this job.

This seat is based out of our Papillion office, serving Sarpy County, the Omaha metro, and western Iowa.

LET'S BE DIRECT ABOUT WHAT THIS JOB IS

Life insurance is the hardest thing to sell in this business. Nobody calls asking for it. The client will never use it. They will not miss it if they never buy. Everyone who is good at this can sit in that discomfort, ask the hard question anyway, and close.

If that sounds like a job you would be good at, keep reading. If it sounds unpleasant, we just saved you a resume.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET HERE

Warm referrals from a real book
. Our property and casualty team works with thousands of households and business owners. You are not building a prospect list from scratch. You are working relationships the agency has already earned.

A base salary. If you have spent the last few years on pure commission at a captive carrier, you know exactly what that sentence is worth. You get a real base plus commission plus bonus, not a draw that follows you around like a debt.

Independence. We are not a single carrier shop. When one company's underwriting says no or the pricing does not work, you go to another. You are recommending what fits, not what you are contractually required to pitch.

Clarity in writing. Your base, your commission rate, your bonus structure, and your production target will be in the offer letter before you accept. Nothing important about how you get paid will be a handshake.

COMPENSATION

Base salary of $40,000 to $55,000 depending on experience and licensing, plus commission on everything you write, plus bonus opportunities on production and cross-sell conversion.

You will have a monthly production target and you will see your number every week. We will tell you exactly what it is before you accept.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

First 90 days: licensed and appointed, trained on our carriers, running your first referral appointments, first policies placed.

First 12 months: hitting your monthly production target, a working referral rhythm with our P&C team, and a measurable conversion rate on the households you are handed.

Year two and beyond: you are the reason our clients have coverage they did not know they needed, and your production reflects it.

WHO THRIVES HERE

• You can ask an uncomfortable question and stay in the room for the answer.
• You are competitive with yourself and you track your own numbers without being asked.
• You are good at getting internal colleagues to think of you, not just external prospects.
• You follow up. Most life sales are lost to silence, not to price.
• You want a scoreboard, not vague direction.

THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT JOB FOR YOU IF

• You want to educate people and let them decide on their own timeline.
• You are uncomfortable asking about someone's income, health, or family situation.
• You want a salary that does not move based on what you produce.
• You want inbound leads who already decided to buy.
• You need a manager to build your week for you.

We would rather you know that now than six months in.

ABOUT SMITH DAVIS INSURANCE

Independent property and casualty agency founded in 1931. Offices in Papillion, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Logan, Iowa.

We run on EOS, which means clear roles, a weekly meeting rhythm, real numbers, and no guessing about priorities. Our core values are GRIT:
Growth, Gratitude, Reliability, Integrity, and Teamwork. We hire and fire on them.

We are growing on purpose. Three acquisitions completed and we are not done. Every acquisition adds households, and every household is a conversation you have not had yet.

We close at 3pm on Fridays and you get your birthday off, because we would rather you have a life than a plaque.

READY?

Smith Davis Insurance is an equal opportunity employer.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Hands on Training
• Mon-Fri Schedule
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Retirement Plan
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance

CROSS-SELL INTO OUR EXISTING BOOK

• Work referrals from our property and casualty account managers and producers.
• Conduct needs-based…