Broker Placement Specialist

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Future opportunity for a Broker Placement Specialist. While this role is not currently open, we are always looking to connect with talented professionals like yourself for upcoming opportunities.

We are looking for a Broker Placement Specialist who will use information about market practices, pricing and underwriting policies to match clients' insurance needs with appropriate carrier coverage. You will coordinate with advisors and client executives to evaluate and select the best insurance carrier coverage quotes for clients.  This will be an exceptional opportunity to collaborate and work alongside a highly motivated, well established and professional placement team to promote the value Gallagher delivers to clients.

• Use significant risk expertise and knowledge of industry and carriers to develop placement solutions that meet client needs.
• Implement the Placement strategy to achieve growth goals and provide exceptional client service.
• Develop the go-to-market strategy and articulates the value of placement function and participates within pricing of services as applicable.
• Facilitate submission of coverage specifications and obtains quotes from carriers.
• Bind coverage and is responsible for the accuracy of placement binders.
• Create and maintain relationships with practice, insurance markets, clients carriers and/or underwriters to provide cohesive client service.
• Advise on changing insurance and risk management market conditions and informs client executives, client advisors, and/or clients of major developments affecting various types of products/coverage.
• Interface closely with client executives and client teams to support client retention and new business production.
• Drive senior placement/technical support activities on assigned accounts, such as ensuring procedural compliance, reviewing data and updating annual renewal exhibits, maintaining accurate placement system entries, to ensure contract execution as required.
• Advise management about client issues or trends through clear and concise communication and participates in development of solutions.

Required:

• Bachelors' degree with 5+ years of experience working in an insurance company in a placement and/or underwriting capacity.

Preferred

• Professional designations such as CPCU, CIC or ARM
• Strong networking skills and relationships with the market
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to navigate swiftly in a fast-paced environment

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On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.