Producer Associate - Artex Rolling Meadows, IL

Producer Associate – Artex at Gallagher – Rolling Meadows, IL

At Artex, we reimagine what risk management can be and we do it with bold thinking, deep expertise, and an unwavering belief in what’s possible.

As part of our global team, you’ll help clients navigate complex risks through creative, forward‑looking solutions that go beyond the expected. This is a place where innovation is encouraged, ideas are welcomed, and no two days look the same.

We’re a community of confidently curious problem‑solvers, opportunity seizers, and collaborative thinkers, working together to challenge convention and shape the future of our industry. Here, you’ll be supported to explore your potential, grow your expertise, and make a meaningful impact on a global scale.

Artex is one of the world’s fastest‑growing and most diverse insurance managers. With more than 500 employees in 16 worldwide locations, our employees work together to conceive, design and manage alternative risk transfer solutions that help our clients manage today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

The Producer Associate will assist in developing and acquiring new business revenue from new and existing clients and assigned prospects in identified sectors or market area. They will develop and maintain a distribution network of broker partners. The Producer will develop basic functional knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures within industry and organization.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with external client contacts and internal clients, in addition to developing thorough knowledge of products and services, developing productive business relationships with key insurance underwriters
• Facilitate the compilation of submission information
• Provide broking status and continuous support and service to clients during entire broking process and period of engagement
• Responsible for all aspects of client service for assigned book of business including billing, policy collection, reviewal and transmittal in accordance with established departmental service standards
• Establish basic understanding of claims administration process
• Drive utilization of all available technology throughout broking process and client service process.
• Replicate effective products/solutions and develop brokering opportunities
• Ability to achieve new business goal of $50,000 or greater.

Required:

Bachelor's degree; 0‑2 years experience required.

Bachelor’s Degree

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills; able to identify problems and solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Strong research, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong computer skills, including:
  Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel spreadsheets, Word processing, PowerPoint, e‑mail and internet tools

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax‑advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

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