Insurance Advisor
Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Flexible schedule
Full job description
Insurance Advisor
Desjardins Insurance - Agent Team Member
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Full-Time | In-Office with Hybrid Potential
Build a Meaningful Career with Unlimited Potential
Are you driven, people-focused, and passionate about helping others? Join a top-performing Desjardins Agency and take your career to the next level as an Insurance Advisor. This is more than a job its a career with real growth, great earning potential, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our clients every day.
Were looking for an energetic, motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is ready to grow with a successful, award-winning agency.
What Youll Do
- Engage with warm leads from existing clients, inbound calls, and online inquiries
- Pro-actively source leads through external partners and outbound calls
- Identify customer needs and recommend tailored insurance and financial solutions
- Handle policy updates, billing questions, claims support, and general inquiries with care
- Build lasting client relationships through value-based conversations and exceptional service
- Collaborate with the team to meet individual and agency marketing goals
- Attend networking events and conduct outbound follow-up with leads
- Sales experience (inside/outside, retail, or customer service) preferred
- Proven success in meeting sales goals or quotas
- Excellent communication skills verbal, written, and active listening
- Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for customer service
- Licensed (or willing to become licensed) in Property & Casualty and Life Insurance (LLQP)
- Highly organized, proactive, and solution-focused
- Ability to attend networking events, be able to work occasional nights and weekends
- Have reliable transportation
- Must have exceptional written and oral English language skills
- Strong initiative
- Be part of a supportive and high-performing team with experience ranging from 1 to 20+ years
- Work with an Agent who has been established for 18 years
- Our agency offers all lines of insurance and financial services, and were licensed to serve all of Ontario
- Join a team recognized with multiple performance awards within the Desjardins Agency Network
- We offer growth potential and access to a long term, rewarding career
Compensation & Earning Potential
- $45,000+ base salary based on experience
- Competitive Commission based on individual sales and Team results.
- Annual bonus based on Office Results
- Uncapped earning potential $60,000+ achievable with moderate performance and well above if you are able to be Life Insurance Focused
- 3 Weeks paid vacation (experience and tenure-based increases)
- 5 paid personal/sick days
- Health and Dental benefits
- Working with a supportive team
This is your opportunity to build a long-term, rewarding career in a respected organization where your effort is recognized and your success has no ceiling.
Apply today and take the next step toward a career where you can grow, thrive, and make a difference.
These positions are with an independent contractor agent that is part of the Desjardins exclusive agent network, not with Desjardins Group or its subsidiaries. This agents employees are not employees of Desjardins. Independent contractor agents are responsible for and make all employment decisions regarding their employees.
Flexible work from home options available.
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