Insurance Agent

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **Work setting**:

- Work in employer's/client's home
- On-site customer service
- ** Tasks**:

- Assess potential institutional, business or individual client markets
- Calculate premiums
- Establish client insurance coverage
- Identify potential markets
- Ensure appropriate forms, medical examinations and other policy requirements are completed
- Monitor insurance claims and respond to clients' enquiries
- Provide customer service
- Provide information concerning group and individual insurance packages, the range of risk coverage, benefits paid and other policy features
- Sell automobile, fire, health, life, property, marine, aircraft and other types of insurance
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Provincial or territorial licence
- ** Insurance experience**:

- Property/casualty insurance
- Individual insurance
- Automobile insurance
- Fire insurance
- Health insurance
- House insurance
- Life insurance products
- ** Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Credit check
- Criminal record check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Computer
- Printer
- Internet access
- Cellular phone
- Pager
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits