Regional Vice President - Life (Minnesota)
Responsibilities
- Execute a marketing plan to maintain and grow territory and assigned agencies/accounts.
- Partner with assigned agencies/accounts to make Transamerica their carrier of choice.
- Maintain a working knowledge of related sales concepts.
- Work closely with Internal Sales Desk and Marketing to support agencies/accounts.
- Maintain proactive, positive, and meaningful communication with agencies/accounts, home office, and other members of the sales team.
- Maintain a regular rotation for responsible area of coverage.
- Facilitate meetings as needed and schedule follow up appointments.
- Attend appropriate meetings within assigned territory – agency, industry.
- Work to best utilize resources from Home Office, Marketing, and Underwriting.
- Train, educate, and support distributors within assigned territory.
- Understand the operational aspects of major accounts.
- Manage travel and expense in line with established budget.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience
- Three years of insurance industry experience, including one year in wholesaling
- Proven sales results
- Strong presentation and organizational skills
- Outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional customer service focus
- Ability to learn and communicate Transamerica’s products, features, tools and services.
- Basic computer knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
- FINRA Series 6 and insurance licenses
- Professional designations (CLU, ChFC, CFP, CLTC)
- Financial services/brokerage industry experience
Working Conditions
- Remote environment
- Extensive travel (75%)
Compensation
The salary for this position is generally $ 50K. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law. The range may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule 4.1.2.
Bonus Eligibility
This position is also typically eligible for Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at Company Discretion.
Commissions
This position may be eligible to earn commissions based on applicable sales incentive plan(s). All details pertaining to the calculation and payment of those commissions are available in the individual provisions of the sales incentive plan that applies.