Armand W. Smith, CIC

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Peoria, Arizona 85382

Ph: 815-***-****

email: acsvgg@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Objective:

Position in Sales or Marketing for an Insurance Brokerage, Wholesaler or Insurance Organization where my experience, knowledge and results oriented behavior will be rewarded

Professional Experience:

01/10 to Present

Professional Liability Brokers and Consultants

Sale of Professional Liability Insurance products and other products such as EPLI, Allied Health, all types of Misc E&O, and other wholesaler driven products through our networking with independent agents. PLBC is a wholesaler with nationwide exposure. I handle finding the right market for the submission and finalizing pricing for the agents. Also help agents with presentations as well as marketing our services to the broker community. Have many good relationships in the broker community in Phoenix, NM, Texas and NV as well as the Chicagoland area.

08/05 to 12/09

Brook Insurance – Phoenix, AZ and Schaumburg, Il

Owned a Brook Insurance Franchise which I sold in March 2009 due to the Brook Insurance headquarters disbanding. In this position I marketed and managed an independent insurance agency representing several insurance carriers for commercial insurance .

09/03 to 08/05

Diversified Human Resources and Empro - Phoenix, AZ Sales representative for the largest PEO based in Arizona responsible for prospecting and developing new business. Also was responsible for helping to set up a new in house insurance agency to market Professional Liability and Business Insurance to clients. Attended and was trained at Clay Kellys PEO boot camp in Dallas, TX.

04/01 to 08/03

Compass Insurance - Phoenix,AZ

Came to Arizona in 2001 to work for Schafer Smith Ankenney Ins Agency, a very large Arizona based agency, which was taken over by Compass Bank in 2003. Account Executive for Employee Benefits and Workers Compensation. Develope and managed a book of business by developing new relationships and accounts for this top 100 insurance brokerage. Various benefit and workers compensation programs were marketed to small and medium size businesses as well as PEOs. 01/97 to 02/01

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois - Chicago, Illinois Marketing Executive - Market BCBS group products to businesses with over 100 employees and also marketed to over two hundred insurance agencies in a five county Chicagoland area. Also responsible for marketing to PEOs and Staffing Co. Educational background:

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

BS in Political Science

Texas A&M and Amarillo College

Completed course work for AS.

Insurance School of Chicago

Completed course work and obtained Certified Insurance Counselor Designation.

Attended Clay Kellys PEO Bootcamp, Dallas, TX

Completed training for Wausau Insurance Company for marketing Workers Compensation and all lines of Business Insurance Coverages. Hold Life and Health as well as Property Casualty Insurance License. Active in various chambers of commerce, networking groups and volunteer and work on the Board of a charity and research group. Military:

Served in U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and completed Platoon Leaders Class at OCS, Quantico Virginia.

Married with two children.

References available on request.

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