Financial security advisor, Life and health insurance

7 days ago

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Desjardins Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year

As a life and health insurance financial security advisor, you help serve, prospect for, solicit, and develop and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You help sell life and health insurance products and services through multiple distribution channels based on member/client needs and current strategies and practices. Your focus areas include individual insurance, group insurance and retirement savings plans, insurance brokerage, segregated funds, and travel and life and health insurance claims settlement. You promote and sell financial security products and services to individual and business clients. You analyze member/client needs and recommend personalized solutions. The ability to communicate effectively and thoroughly understand clients' expressed needs is therefore essential. You balance sales objectives, sound and prudent risk management, profitability and member/client satisfaction. You develop and maintain business relationships with important clients who have complex, diverse needs. The ability to tailor your approach as needed is therefore essential. Your complex work and initiatives require extensive knowledge of your line of business. You advise and assist current and potential members and clients. You represent Desjardins and enter the organization into important agreements with clients. You also have many opportunities to establish and negotiate product and service terms. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. More specifically, you will be required to:

  • Sell and provide advice on life, health, disability and critical illness insurance products

  • Assess customer satisfaction and service quality, follow up and make improvements as needed. Establish and maintain good relationships with referral sources. Help target and analyze high-potential member/client files

  • Act on business opportunities and present information to partners so that members and clients can reach their financial goals

  • Monitor the industry to identify business development opportunities and stay on top of new products and trends.

What we offer*

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

  • Group insurance including telemedicine

  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field

  • A minimum of four years of relevant experience

  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

  • Representative's certificate in Insurance of persons - Autorité des marchés financiers

  • Knowledge of French is required

Action oriented, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Situational adaptability

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At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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Member/client sales and service (FG)

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