Territory Sales Manager - Portland, ME

Territory Sales Manager

The Territory Sales Manager is responsible for consistently exceeding agreed upon new business production, direct written premium, and loss ratio goals, and other KPIs on an annual basis by effectively managing the agents of an assigned market to increase company market share by driving profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Positions and promotes full suite of National General Insurance products into Independent Agency Partners to include, multiple personal auto products, homeowners, commercial vehicle, flood, and recreational vehicle & key focus on Specialty Vehicle & Household package coverages (based on state availability)
• Delivers on the business unit's annual execution plan (growth, profitability, agency engagement, new appointments) for their market with focus on SV & HH package coverages under the guidance of a Regional Sales Manager and/or Director
• Key company liaison within assigned market to both independent agencies and industry associations and must be field facing 4 days per week, driving key business initiatives, maintaining accurate records of these sales activities, client interactions, and follow-ups in CRM software
• Collaborates with Independent Agents to assist with creation of agency-specific short term and long-term strategic business plans, periodically reviews and suggests adjustments as necessary to achieve results
• Role uses full suite of production data and reporting to identify trends, capitalize on opportunity and regularly address agency level performance including training / skill gap to execute on business plan
• Territory Sales Manager handles increasing the quote and issuance flow of assigned market beyond the rate and underwriting trends filed and implemented in the market
• Consults with Independent Agents by having a strong knowledge of the independent agency channel, including industry competitors, major brokers and national industry associations to gather market intel to help promote and position National General products and/or make market enhancement to align with industry opportunity
• Position is responsible for product/user integration with industry technology and comparative rating platforms within market and assigned agencies
• Collaborates with Product, Pricing, Operations to perform stakeholder (agency) and risk analysis on market related issues
• Develops and maintains the assigned market's new agency appointment pipeline, supports National Accounts & Alternative Distribution Initiatives to implement corporate agreements at the local market level & coach new TSM's