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Job Level NV-07
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, travel insurance and life and health insurance claims settlement.

You promote and sell financial security products and services. You analyze member/client needs and recommend personalized solutions. The ability to communicate effectively and thoroughly understand clients\xe2\x80\x99 expressed needs is therefore essential. You balance sales objectives, sound and prudent risk management, profitability and member/client satisfaction.
You develop and maintain personal business relationships with clients who have complex, diverse needs. The ability to tailor your approach as needed is therefore essential.

You advise and assist current and potential members and clients. You represent Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with clients. You also have opportunities to establish and negotiate product and service terms in accordance with standards and procedures. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential.

General Information on the Position

Main Responsibilities

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  Sell and provide advice on life, health, disability and critical illness insurance products
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  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 potential member/client files
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  Act on business opportunities and present information to partners so that members and clients can reach their financial goals
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  Help monitor the industry to identify business development opportunities and stay on top of new products and trends.

Other working conditions

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  Schedule : 35 hours/week,Monday to Friday, including 2 evening shifts
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  The work arrangement for the position is hybrid work #LI-Hybrid
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  Number of jobs available : 1

Qualifications

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  Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a related field
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  A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience

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

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  Hold the representative\'s certificate in Insurance of persons - Autorit\xc3\xa9 des march\xc3\xa9s financiers
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  For vacant positions available in Quebec, please note that knowledge of French is required

Desjardins Cross-sector skills Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning

Key competencies for the job Communicates effectively, Interpersonal Savvy, Situational adaptability

Work Location Caisse populaire Desjardins du Pi\xc3\xa9mont Laurentien

Trade Union Non Syndiqu\xc3\xa9

Unposting Date 2023-04-20

Job Family Member/client sales and service (FG)

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, and one of the largest employers in the country. It offers a full range of financial products and services and is home to a wealth of expertise in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, wealth management, services for businesses of all sizes, securities brokerage, asset management, venture capital, and secure, leading-edge virtual access methods.