Commercial Insurance Lines Account Manager
26 days ago
Cherry Hill
Job DescriptionDescriptionJob Title Commercial Lines Account Manager Location Cherry Hill, New Jersey Work Setting Fully onsite. This is not a hybrid or remote role. Employment Type Full-time direct-hire employee role Compensation $85,000 to $100,000 base salary depending on experience Schedule Standard weekday insurance agency schedule. Travel No regular travel requirements. This is an office-based role. About the Opportunity We are hiring for an insurance agency serving South Jersey and the greater Philadelphia market. The agency is established, owner-led, and relationship-driven, with a strong reputation in commercial and personal lines. Its commercial work includes small to mid-size accounts with strong concentration in contractors, workers compensation, and landlord or investment property risks. The agency markets business through multiple carriers and positions itself as a tailored, service-oriented brokerage rather than a high-volume call-center environment. Position Overview This opening exists because the agency needs an experienced replacement tied to an approximately $3 million commercial book of business. The person hired will step into a meaningful working seat and will be expected to independently manage renewals, endorsements, carrier marketing, inbound account activity, and day-to-day client needs with minimal hand-holding. This is a strong fit for someone who wants real responsibility, close access to decision-making, and a long-term home inside a boutique agency. Key ResponsibilitiesCommercial Book Management • Manage an approximately $3 million commercial book of business, • Handle renewals, endorsements, certificates, service requests, and day-to-day client issues, • Maintain organized follow-through and strong service responsiveness across open account activity Carrier Marketing and Coverage Placement • Market accounts to multiple insurance carriers, • Review appetite, pricing, and coverage fit across carriers, • Support contractor, workers compensation, landlord, and other generalist commercial exposures New Business and Cross-Selling • Answer inbound new business calls, • Help convert inbound opportunities into placed accounts, • Identify cross-sell opportunities once established in the role and familiar with the client base Client and Agency Collaboration • Work closely with agency leadership in a highly visible owner-led environment, • Communicate directly with clients, carriers, and internal staff, • Operate effectively in a small-team setting where people are expected to cover the full scope of account-management work Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseRequired Qualifications • At least 5 to 7 years of commercial lines account-management experience, • Experience independently managing commercial accounts, not just supporting a senior account manager, • Experience marketing accounts to multiple carriers, • Strong experience with contractor and workers compensation business, • Active New Jersey Property and Casualty license, • Strong client communication and account judgment, • Ability and willingness to work onsite in Cherry Hill full time, • Residence within a realistic daily commute or clear willingness to relocate for a fully onsite role Preferred Qualifications • Independent-agency background, • Small to mid-size generalist commercial-book experience, • Landlord or investment-property exposure, • EZLynx experience, • Cross-selling or account-rounding instincts, • Long tenure in prior roles showing retention and stability Background, Clearance, or Eligibility Requirements • New Jersey Property and Casualty license required, • No clearance requirement, • No degree requirement Ideal Candidate Profile • A seasoned commercial-lines professional who can truly own a book, • Someone comfortable in a boutique, owner-led agency with high visibility, • A practical, relationship-driven operator who values responsiveness and follow-through, • A candidate who prefers an in-office environment and does not need hybrid flexibility to stay engaged, • A person who can balance service execution with sound commercial judgment around remarketing and cross-selling
