J WILLIAMS

Insurance Sales and Agency Management

Email

ad2cp9@r.postjobfree.com

Phone

618-***-****

●Delivered consistent revenue and customer growth

●Professional and reliable Insurance Manager with 43 years' experience in the Insurance industry

●Self-motivated with the ability to meet, exceed, achieve deadlines and goals

Work Experience

Apr 2016 - Jan 2023

Executive Vice President, Banterra Insurance

Eldorado, IL

●Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity

●Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change

●Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency

●Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes

●Refer major policy matters to elected representatives for final decisions

●Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems

●Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites

Jan 2005 - Apr 2016

Field Manager/National Life Manager, Pekin Insurance

Pekin, IL

●Managed 85 Agencies in Southern Illinois

●National Life Manager – Managed 10 states with 1,500 brokers from 2012 - 2016

● Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs

● Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures

● Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products

● Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability

● Direct, coordinate, and review activities in sales and service accounting and record-keeping, and in receiving and shipping operations

Sep 2003 - Jan 2005

Regional Manager, Unicare Health Insurance

Indianapolis, IN

●Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter

●Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments

●Prepare operational or risk reports for management analysis

●Plan, direct, and coordinate risk and insurance programs of establishments to control risks and losses

●Direct insurance negotiations, select insurance brokers or carriers, and place insurance

Apr 1999 - Aug 2003

Insurance Agent, Williams Insurance (Owner)

Marion, IL

●Calculate premiums and establish payment method

●Confer with clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on a policy

●Contact underwriter and submit forms to obtain binder coverage

●Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks

●Develop marketing strategies to compete with other individuals or companies who sell insurance

Sep 1980 - Apr 1999

Insurance Agent/Agency Manager, Country Companies

Marion, IL

●Confer with clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on a policy

●Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks

●Managed 4 agencies in Southern Illinois with 25 agents over a 9 year period

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