Published: Sep 26, 2025 - The Insurance Assistant prepares client dashboards, applications, and other submission documents to support new and renewal processes. This role manages key operations such as issuing certificates, tracking payments, processing flood determinations, and maintaining the agency management system. The assistant also ensures effective client communication and accurate delivery of quotes, binders, and policies.

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1. Insurance Assistant, Johnson & White Insurance, Springfield, IL
Job Summary:
- Support the Life and Living Benefits insurance division and other divisions in all administrative, customer service and business development activities
- Work closely with the New and In-force Business Department, handling applications and client servicing requests
- Work with insurance agents to provide illustrations and manage anniversary date tracking and payment management
- Process and work closely with Insurance companies to complete client transaction requests
- Monitor 3rd party insurance company websites for pertinent client information and update client records accordingly
- Read, review and discern important information from insurance statements for integration into the client account record
- Run and compile household insurance policy summary reports for the annual review process
- Complete annual continuing education in accordance with licensing requirements and industry standards
- Complete, check and forward various forms related to account openings, transfers and maintenance
- Monitor daily activity in client accounts and handle various administrative details to support the division’s day-to-day immediate needs
Skills on Resume:
- Administrative Support (Hard Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
- Application Processing (Hard Skills)
- Payment Management (Hard Skills)
- Data Entry (Hard Skills)
- Report Compilation (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
2. Insurance Assistant, Greenfield Risk Advisors, Des Moines, IA
Job Summary:
- Service clients’ general day-to-day requests and collaborate with team members to deliver
- Check data from various information sources to ensure their compliance, in accordance with established policies and standards
- Carry out data entry in the customer relationship management system, including producing various documents and reports for clients and advisors
- Schedule appointments, meeting preparation and follow-up
- Assist in the annual review preparation and process
- Greet clients and visitors in a professional and welcoming manner
- Handle incoming and outgoing calls with clients and ensure queries are directed to the proper individuals and departments
- Maintain physical and digital filing room
- Update and maintain the online team communication platform
- Assist with mailings of packages, cheques, paperwork, etc. that require stamping and mailing
Skills on Resume:
- Client Service (Soft Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Data Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Data Entry (Hard Skills)
- Scheduling Management (Hard Skills)
- Professional Greeting (Soft Skills)
- Call Handling (Soft Skills)
- Document Filing (Hard Skills)
3. Insurance Assistant, Maple Ridge Insurance Agency, Concord, NH
Job Summary:
- Processing policies, renewals, quotations, endorsements, etc., and general broking administration
- Lodging and handling claims
- Issuing Certificates of Currency and Policy Documents
- Responsible for processing renewals, quoting, endorsements and policy documents whilst developing relationships with a vast range of clients
- Provide claims assistance to clients from lodgment to settlement
- Provide the highest level of customer support to clients
- Liaise directly with insurers and other industry services
- Gain exposure to risks including Business Insurance, Liability, Professional Indemnity, Motor Insurance and other Commercial and domestic products
- Negotiating renewals and quotations for a variety of clients and policies
- Processing new business, renewals and endorsements
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Processing (Hard Skills)
- Claims Handling (Hard Skills)
- Document Issuing (Hard Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
- Claims Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Customer Support (Soft Skills)
- Insurer Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Negotiation (Soft Skills)
4. Insurance Assistant, Harbor View Insurance, Portland, ME
Job Summary:
- Handles and answers enquiries from Clients and Customers
- Assess insurance claims and issue bills
- Assess pending items and report to the manager
- Process accounts payable and receivable
- Handle of the Japanese emergency hotline
- Standby for urgent assistance duties (an interpreter at the outside, support of the return home, etc)
- Provide service to visitors
- Update hospital information and confirm
- Service new and existing surety accounts to extend surety credit
- Evaluate accounts and provide appropriate underwriting documentation for justification of securing and retention of accounts
- Provide administrative support to the Underwriting department such as answering phones, emails and scheduling appointments
- Verify accurate data entry into the system
Skills on Resume:
- Client Enquiries (Soft Skills)
- Claims Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Account Processing (Hard Skills)
- Emergency Support (Soft Skills)
- Visitor Service (Soft Skills)
- Account Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Support (Hard Skills)
- Data Verification (Hard Skills)
5. Insurance Assistant, Oakwood Insurance Services, Dayton, OH
Job Summary:
- Edit documents for accuracy, format, and arrangement of material
- Manage the attorney’s calendar through the legal database, e.g., schedule appointments, coordinate depositions, and appearances
- Resolve scheduling conflicts with the attorney’s approval
- Prepare standard legal documents utilizing templates
- Sort, screen and calendar incoming calendar events for the executives
- Answering phones, processing mail, assisting customers, and special projects
- Create and modify various documents using the Microsoft Office suite (e.g., documents, spreadsheets, e-mail, etc.) and enter/retrieve information using various applications/systems
- Effectively exchange routine and non-routine information verbally and in writing and apply knowledge of the department's policies and procedures
- Evaluating needs/ situations, identifying payment issues and discrepancies, escalating claims, claims issues and referrals, resolving issues and coordinating and updating member files
- Contribute to insurance business initiatives, product implementations and communication material development
- Leading/participating in internal projects, sharing insights, presenting recommendations, and managing project tasks and activities
- Collect and document members' feedback with insurance products, processes and services
- Documenting and tracking member complaints, administrative and underwriting issues
- Handling routine complaints and following up on actions taken to resolve issues
Skills on Resume:
- Document Editing (Hard Skills)
- Calendar Management (Hard Skills)
- Scheduling Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Legal Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Customer Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Microsoft Office (Hard Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Project Participation (Soft Skills)
6. Insurance Assistant, Pinecrest Insurance Solutions, Albany, NY
Job Summary:
- Managing day-to-day business processes
- Providing business support to stakeholders, including business requests, queries and client contract support
- Supporting the annual insurance renewal process
- Supporting with due diligence and coordination of data gathering between the business and the broker
- Working with an external insurance broker to manage local policies and renewals
- Developing and maintaining a robust claims process
- Overseeing insurance on days when the Group Insurance Manager is not in
- Administering data onto the Council’s claims management system and insurance asset registers
- Investigating and handling claims, including Public liability, Employee liability, Motor, Property damage and sickness absence claims
- Working closely with Insurance Officers and occasionally working with insurance brokers, insurers, loss adjusters and legal staff, etc.
- Supporting the Service Manager, Insurance and Risk, to support the County Council service areas by providing claim statistics, trends and operational risk management
- Monitoring and analysis of claims statistics and trends to support the economic management of the Council’s risks
- Creating and updating insurance procedures and guidance and other general administrative duties
Skills on Resume:
- Business Process (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Support (Soft Skills)
- Renewal Management (Hard Skills)
- Data Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Claims Handling (Hard Skills)
- System Administration (Hard Skills)
- Risk Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Development (Hard Skills)
7. Insurance Assistant, Riverside Insurance Agency, Bangor, ME
Job Summary:
- Using established best practice processes through Producing and Servicing expertise to provide consistently high standards
- Coordinating commercial programmes, developing knowledge of local compliance and regulations
- Communicating and sharing information with colleagues, brokers and other interested parties
- Handling cases with the view to escalating to the required licence holder and supporting them to ensure they are handled appropriately
- Managing and resolving complaints within one's own licence level in an appropriate fashion to maintain quality and continuity of relationships
- Managing customer expectations and delivering excellent service
- Building good relationships to support the end-to-end delivery of the customer proposition
- Take personal accountability for active problem-solving
- Proactively contribute to continuous improvement
- Contribute as a subject matter expert to projects
Skills on Resume:
- Process Management (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Information Sharing (Soft Skills)
- Case Handling (Hard Skills)
- Complaint Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
8. Insurance Assistant, Lakeside Insurance Brokers, Racine, WI
Job Summary:
- Maintain a calendar of client appointments, providing regular updates to Broker and other staff members
- Provide a high level of customer service to clients via telephone and email
- Serving as the first point of contact for claims and ensuring timely communication of status updates
- Research client policy and claim information using various software platforms
- Prepare various reports and analyses
- File claims with various carriers on behalf of clients
- Maintain hard copy and digital files
- Maintain the cleanliness of the office
- Ensure that all office supplies are adequately stocked
- Assist in compiling various reports
Skills on Resume:
- Calendar Management (Hard Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Claims Support (Hard Skills)
- Information Research (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- File Management (Hard Skills)
- Office Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Supply Management (Hard Skills)
9. Insurance Assistant, Crestmark Insurance, Evansville, IN
Job Summary:
- Process certificates of insurance/evidence of property, such as daily and renewals
- Process changes, endorsements and monthly reports
- Prepare policies for delivery
- Order loss runs and prepare loss summaries
- Order Motor Vehicle Reports
- Assist with claim data entry
- Obtain claim status reports and close claims
- Process Dead files (file setup, applied activity input/filing)
- Perform clerical functions, including processing/sending faxes, proofreading, and photocopying documents
- Assist the sales team in proposals, billing, and all correspondence
- Maintain records of all activities through data entry in the Management system
Skills on Resume:
- Certificate Processing (Hard Skills)
- Policy Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Loss Summaries (Hard Skills)
- Report Ordering (Hard Skills)
- Claim Entry (Hard Skills)
- File Management (Hard Skills)
- Clerical Support (Hard Skills)
- Sales Assistance (Soft Skills)
10. Insurance Assistant, Summit Insurance Partners, Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Prepare the Client Dashboard at the start of the Renewal process
- Prepare new submission prep documents such as applications, Statement of Values, and Loss Runs, to market new and renewal business
- Prepare Certificates of Insurance and Evidence of Property
- Monitor payments and track invoicing
- Order Flood determinations and Letter of Map Amendments
- Order MSBs for replacement cost evaluations
- Process Flood renewals and renewal invoices
- Rate online business (Lessor’s Risk Only, Flood, Workers Compensation)
- Review Binders to Quotes, Policies to Binders, and Deliver to Client
- Maintain and update the Agency Management System
- Manage Client Communication System
Skills on Resume:
- Dashboard Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Certificate Issuing (Hard Skills)
- Payment Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Flood Processing (Hard Skills)
- Policy Review (Hard Skills)
- System Management (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
11. Insurance Assistant, Valley Insurance Agency, Modesto, CA
Job Summary:
- Provide prompt, accurate, and friendly customer service to personal lines clients
- Answer phones and assist customers
- Process policy changes and take payments
- Learn insurance products and understand customer benefits
- Quote insurance by offering the coverages the customer needs
- Collect documents when writing a new business, such as signatures, trailing docs, etc
- Make daily outbound calls to customers to follow up on claims, documents, discounts, and other customer touchpoints
- Conduct coverage reviews with customers to walk through customers’ coverages and possible gaps
- Utilize the agency-provided system to enter comments, follow-ups, and documents
Skills on Resume:
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Phone Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Policy Processing (Hard Skills)
- Product Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Insurance Quoting (Hard Skills)
- Document Collection (Hard Skills)
- Outbound Calling (Soft Skills)
- Coverage Review (Hard Skills)