About the Role
This role is responsible for providing phone based general advice and information to doctors to help them acquire Life Insurance.
This includes assisting them via the quoting, application, and the underwriting stages, and working directly with BDMs of Australias largest insurance organisations.
The team can offer comparison quotes, and subsequently fulfil sales through the factual comparison service, named LIST (Life Insurance Selection Tool).
The role can support doctors by offering leading risk insurance products including Life, TPD, Income Protection, Trauma and Childrens Cover.
Additionally, the role will provide administrative support for Avant Lifes closed book of business.
Key Challenges:
Developing and maintaining an active prospect pipeline, building awareness, and nurturing leads across short and long-term horizons to support and protect members through cover.
Differentiating the Factual Comparison products within a niche market.
Capturing the attention of time poor professional members on issues other than clinical practice.
Key Accountability for the role includes:
Managing inbound & follow up calls in a highly professional manner and delivering expert product knowledge when providing general advice
Triage the needs of customers and identify when a handover to a Risk Specialist is required for personal advice
Personally manage and own the insurance quote and application process for members, including administration of Avant Life Insurance policies and compliance requirements across systems used by Life
Deliver individual sales targets and build Avant Life Insurance profiles in the market, providing input in a team environment aimed at encouraging superior skills and results
To be successful you will have
Education & Qualification
Life Insurance or Financial Services (desirable)
FSR Tier 1 accreditation (Life Insurance and Superannuation RG146)
Skills & Knowledge
Strong relationship building and negotiation skills
Technical Business Development skills
Ability to think strategically and analytically
Understanding of the medical industry or Life Insurance sector market ideal
Product knowledge and strong business acumen
Experience in direct sales.
Capable of building business networks that foster growth
Highly effective organizational & time management skills
Stakeholder management
Experience
Developing sales experience and record of success preferably in a medical or life insurance environment
Strong knowledge of the finance industry
Membership services experience, ideally in a medical indemnity / insurance environment
Communication management experience, ideally in a pharmaceutical, professional or financial services environment
At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.
For further information, please contact Nico Touze, Head of Talent Acquisition on .
Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons
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