Kemper

Sales Executive

Kemper
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining agency relationships while effectively managing territory growth through strategic planning and market intelligence. Proficient in insurance operations, including underwriting and claims, with strong communication and analytical skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Territory Growth PlanningAgency Relationship ManagementInsurance Operations KnowledgeData Analysis and ReportingEffective Communication Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as a brand ambassador between the company and partnerships and agency force
  • Grow profitable revenue within an assigned territory
  • Build and maintain impactful agency relationships
  • Identify and pursue new and emerging opportunities
  • Gather and communicate market trends, competitor intelligence, and feedback on existing products
  • Develop, organize, and execute territory growth plans under sales leadership guidance
  • Prospect new opportunities and pursue agency appointments
  • Conduct personal visits and other field sales activities
  • Collect, organize, and disseminate market intelligence and trends to leadership
  • Collaborate with sales, product, claims, agency support and licensing, marketing, and customer service/underwriting teams
  • Engage face-to-face with agencies and partners in the field
  • Evaluate territory data and prioritize agencies and relationships for growth or improvement
  • Train agents on underwriting guidelines, procedures, programs, websites, and rating tools
  • Maintain records of field activity, agency intelligence, personnel and contact changes, strategy, appointment paperwork, reports, and documentation
  • Participate in insurance association conventions, seminars, trade shows, and agency-related functions
  • Perform other duties assigned by leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree (Business or Marketing preferred) or 3+ years of sales experience preferred
  • 1+ years Insurance experience preferred
  • Bilingual a plus
  • Working knowledge of insurance operations: underwriting, claims, marketing, and product
  • Must have and maintain an acceptable driving record
  • Effective communication skills and acceptable public speaking ability
  • Flexible nature and highly motivated self-starter
  • Intermediate to advanced ability to manipulate, segment and interpret report data through spreadsheets
  • Highly skilled and effective at time management
  • Critical thinking skills and logical problem-solving ability
  • Ability to interpret statistical data from company reports and build action plans around insights

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Personal development opportunities
  • Professional challenge
  • Healthy work-life balance
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Diversity and equality support
  • Workplace free from discrimination

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Hard Skills
Sales ExperienceInsurance KnowledgeMarket Intelligence GatheringData InterpretationTime Management
Soft Skills
Critical ThinkingProblem-SolvingSelf-StarterFlexibilityPublic Speaking
Tools & Technologies
SpreadsheetsReporting Tools
Industry Keywords
Brand AmbassadorAgency AppointmentsField Sales ActivitiesInsurance Association ParticipationMarket Trends