Sr. Account Executive-P&C Commercial with Private Equity (Future Opportunit

Who We Are: 

NFP, an Aon company, is a multiple Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance. We are an organization of consultative advisors and problem solvers. We help companies and individuals around the globe address their most significant risk, workforce, wealth management and retirement challenges through custom solutions and a people-first approach. To learn more, please visit: https://www.NFP.com.

Job Summary:

NOTE: This opportunity is for future need. We expect to soon recruit for this role due to the increased business and career progression of current staff. Applying to this opportunity now will move qualified applicants to the shortlist when a new need arises. If you are looking for an immediate opportunity, please apply instead to our current openings (roles NOT labeled “future”) via our Careers Page at https://careers.nfp.com.

This will be for a hybrid role in our Chicago, IL office.

The Senior Account Executive interacts with clients on a day-to-day basis while developing and maintaining relationships with both client and carrier representatives. You will provide expert guidance on all commercial coverage lines, with specialized knowledge in Private Equity, Construction, and Real Estate. This individual will prepare applications, specifications and marketing strategy for new business as well as the renewals of assigned clients. This role requires the employee to take on the role of lead consultant and primary point of contact for clients. The Senior Account Executive may work on large, complex accounts with large premiums and multifaceted coverages. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Negotiates terms, conditions, coverage limits and pricing with carriers and wholesalers
• Senior level facilitates requests and needs of the carriers on behalf of NFP’s clients
• Works with the Claims Department on relevant claims for assigned clients
• Maintain ongoing relationships with complex and large clients; Act as the subject matter expert on Property & Casualty and carrier products and services.
• Prepares renewal proposals for presentation to client, as well as new business proposals.
• May visit clients to review insurance programs or introduce new products.
• Requires expertise in multi-line accounts with more complex coverages including retrospective rating plans for large lines of coverages and foreign packages
• Maintains a diary (follow-up system) to ensure policies, endorsements and other information is received to comply with requests
• May supervise and direct the daily job activities of the Coordinators, Account Managers and Account Executives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with carriers, and clients through regular contact and client visits
• Keep clients apprised of appropriate industry trends and events, including all state and federal regulatory issues

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• Knowledge of all areas of commercial property & casualty insurance coverage with a strong acumen in Real Estate, Private Equity and Construction
• Excellent written communication skills – writes clearly; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numeric data effectively; able to read and interpret written information
• Must have retail brokerage experience (can be in addition to, but not limited to only Carrier, Wholesaler, and Intermediary agencies)
• Self-confident to make sound independent decisions
• Ability to successfully interact with a variety of people/personalities
• Strong leadership skills
• Must be able to read, analyze and reconcile financial reports
• Possess technical expertise plus good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle situations in a calm, courteous and professional manner

Education and/or Experience: 

• BA/BS preference
• More than 8 years industry (Private Equity) and product line experience
• Property & Casualty Broker’s License required upon hire
• CPCU or other P&C designation preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registration:

• Property & Casualty Broker’s License required
• CIC, CPCU or other P&C designation preferred.

What We Offer:

We’re proud to offer a competitive salary, PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) with match, exclusive discount programs, health & wellness programs, and more. Our PeopleFirst culture focuses on building and nurturing lifelong relationships with our employees because, at the end of the day, we exist to be there for others. The base salary range for this position is $81,000 to $150,000.   The base salary offered will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, experience, credentials, education, certifications, skill level required for the position, the scope of the position, and geographic location. Actual base salary offered will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

NFP and You… Better Together!

NFP is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer.