Business Development Manager

Primary Purpose:

Responsible for nurturing existing national distribution channels while promoting National General Benefits Solutions to new and existing association, affinity and TPA business segments. This position will work closely with field distribution, home office, marketing, licensing, and product teams to drive multi-million dollar revenue centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Manage and grow existing national accounts and affinity/association relationships in the small/middle markets for level funded health plans
• Overall lead for local sales offices, internal support teams, and related business unites across all facets of the National General enterprise in relation to assigned portfolio
• Establish and build senior level relationships and leveraging them to drive new business
• Support all national Accounts, Affinity/Association and TPA agency licensing functions
• Directly responsible for assuming leadership of existing affinity partnerships and establishing and executing a growth plan for each
• Will lead prospecting of new affinity partnerships in conjunction with local filed sales offices with the intention of growing the Affinity/Association segment to a robust distribution channel
• Assume responsibility for select, emerging National Accounts
• As partnerships grow, this position will coordinate with leadership (Director , Vice President) for senior level support and the development of unique growth initiatives
• Analyze, engage and execute on new relationships that provide national production potential
• Develop a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, from both a program manager and agency perspective. Then leverage it to build a solution strategy for our partners
• Establish self in market as product & positioning expert (level funded/competitor landscape) by identifying industry trends and changing market regulations to best understand client impacts
• Increase awareness of National General Benefits Solutions products and value proposition with respective agencies/clients
• Identify industry trends and changing market regulations and understands impact on accounts
• Maintain a detailed understanding of key decision makers and influencers
• Support presentations to executive leadership teams and large groups of agents/buyers as well as leading these functions for certain partners
• Understand, analyze and accurately interpret key financial performance indicators
• Integrate information from ongoing business analysis and assessment into business plan, and executes the business plan to achieve desired results
• Provide recurring reporting to senior leadership on Affinity/Association and TPA growth, retention as well as special reporting to Affinity/Association partners
• Direct sales responsibility selling to the ‘C Suite’ or senior executives where applicable, and establishing long term relationships that must be leveraged to drive new and protect existing business

Minimum Skills and Competencies:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent education, training and work-related experience
• Experience selling health insurance products at an executive level on the agency or carrier side
• A&H Sales – Health and Life license or ability to acquire within 60 days of hire
• Knowledge of level funding, self-funding, underwriting, and actuarial science
• Negotiation, presentation and sales skills
• Verbal and written communication skills to manage, negotiate and build relationships internally and externally with clients.
• Ability to address customer needs and make sound decisions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
• Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build customer relations
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%

Desired Skills:

• 3+ of years of experience within the health insurance space
• 2+ of years of experience in the level funded market selling and/or account management
• 2+ of year management experience of sales/account management teams
• Strategy development experience
• Manage many different type of accounts and grow them independently
• Proven success in value-based, solution selling and ability to work in cross-functional
• Executive level business and financial acumen including the ability to analyze and extrapolate data to drive and support long term decision making

National General Holdings Corp. is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of any characteristic protected by law. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not our practice to sponsor individuals for work visas.

In the event you need assistance or accommodation in completing your online application, please contact NGIC main office by phone at (336) 435-2000.

About National General Holdings:

National General Holdings Corp. is headquartered in New York City. National General traces its roots to 1939, has a financial strength rating of A– (excellent) from A.M. Best, and provides personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, supplemental health, and other niche insurance products. We are a specialty personal lines insurance holding company. Through our subsidiaries, we provide a variety of insurance products, including personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, supplemental health, lender-placed and other niche insurance products.

National General is a fast paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial organization. Our team members live by and exemplify what we call the 4Es. At National General, we are Energized, Engaged, Empowered, and we Execute every day in order to provide an exceptional experience for our customers! We are passionate about our organization and the value that we add every day. A successful candidate with National General will embody the 4Es. Our team is poised to outperform the competition. We are National General Insurance and with us you can be extraordinary! Come join our team!

Companies and Partners

Direct General Auto & Life, Personal Express Insurance, Century-National Insurance, ABC Insurance Agencies, NatGen Preferred, NatGen Premier, Seattle Specialty, National General Lender Services, ARS, RAC Insurance Partners, Mountain Valley Indemnity, New Jersey Skylands, Adirondack Insurance Exchange, VelaPoint, Quotit, HealthCompare, AHCP, NHIC, Healthcare Solutions Team, North Star Marketing, Euro Accident.

In addition to a phenomenal career opportunity, National General Insurance offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Paid Training
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• Wellness Programs
• Life and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401k w/ Company Match
• Company Paid Holidays & Generous Time-off policy
• Employee Discount Program
• Career Advancement and Development Opportunities
• On-site Healthcare Clinic (Winston-Salem and Cleveland offices)
• On-site Fitness Center (Cleveland and Dallas offices)
• Subsidized parking (Cleveland office)

National General Holdings Corp. is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of any characteristic protected by law. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not our practice to sponsor individuals for work visas.

In the event you need assistance or accommodation in completing your online application, please contact NGIC main office by phone at (336) 435-2000.