Broker Inquiries Representative

2 weeks ago

Kitchener, Canada Economical Insurance Full time

**Broker Inquiries Representative**:
Job ID : 5746
Category : Personal Insurance
Brand : Economical
Regular/Temporary : Regular
Fulltime/Parttime : Full Time
Location : Kitchener, Canada

What can you expect in this role?

The Broker Inquiries Representative is the first point of contact for personal Insurance policy questions. You will be supporting inquiries pertaining to products, pricing, billing and payments using knowledge and decision-making authority to effectively resolve inquiries in a single contact.

Please Note: This role will support our Broker Assist Centre (BAC) hours of operation which are: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm. Your core 7.25 hours will fall within this range.

Your responsibilities:

- Answer brokers questions pertaining to Personal Insurance products and pricing
- Handle broker inquiries pertaining to underwriting, requests for systems support and workflow advice. Potential inquiries may include guidance on underwriting rules, Guidewire support, workflow support, navigating workflows surrounding binding and issuing a new policy, and policy changes.
- Support brokers by resolving billing and payment inquiries for both personal and commercial insurance policies. Potential inquiries may be related to billing statement explanations, billing options, payment plan changes, notification of payment, requests to remove charges or waive fees, changes pertaining to credit card payments and bank withdrawals.
- May be required to support Claims calls during a catastrophe or other call centers that are experiencing higher than usual or unexpected work volumes.
- Identifies when an issue cannot be resolved during initial contact and when required, escalates inquiries to key points of contact
- Supports the processing of Personal Insurance transactions on the Guidewire system that are not enabled by broker self-serve functionality and to support other departments.

What do you bring to the role?
- Previous customer service/contact centre experience
- Service focused with a positive helpful attitude
- Excellent people skills and strong written/verbal communication skills
- Self-starter, motivated and strong problem-solving skills.
- Attentive listener with the ability to anticipate and understand customer needs
- Successfully maneuver difficult conversations with ease while exercising empathy, patience, professionalism, and the use of positive language.
- Ability to handle surprises and to communicate effectively under pressure
- Demonstrates accountability to provide resolution
- Meticulous, detail focused coupled with strong computer literacy skills
- Post-secondary education preferred
- Personal Insurance industry experience preferred

**Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it, and we’ve got it**:

- Hybrid work schedule for most roles
- Company share ownership program
- Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
- Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
- Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
- Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
- Wellness and recognition programs
- Discounts on products and services

**Background checks**
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).

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