Thursday, January 6, 2011

Paid Internship in Quincy

For the last two years, we have had an intern working at Gallagher Koster in Quincy, MA.  This is a good internship for any CCB major but particularly finance and marketing. Send your resume to deidre_araujo@ajg.com

Description of the company including the mission, location, sales and market coverage. Please include your web URL:  "Gallagher Koster (subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc" is a full-service organization that approaches student insurance programs with innovation and creativity. We work directly with our clients to thoroughly understand their insurance objectives and develop customized insurance programs that best meet their specific needs and the needs of their students." 

 

Our mission "is committed to being the nation’s leading full-service independent insurance program administrator for the education community by providing high quality, customized, and affordable health and sports insurance products and related services to the schools, and the students and families they serve."

 

Our office is located at 500 Victory Road, Marina Bay, Quincy, MA. We have clients throughout the United States.

 

Primary duties and responsibilitiesAssist client school administrators with enrollment of 250 or less in the administration of the student health insurance plan.  This function will be responsible for the coordination of the flow of information between Account Management, Sales, IT, Customer Service, Enrollment, and Finance.   The Jr. Client Service Representative will work closely with the enrollment team to manage the day to day maintenance of each assigned account. The Jr. Client Service Representatives will be responsible for assisting the Account Management and Sales teams to ensure the highest level of client satisfaction.  This is an in-house position. No travel required.

 

What will the student learn from this experienceWill learn the organization's policies and procedures as they relate to operational procedures, eligibility, benefits and claims issues/problems; will learn how to service other Gallagher producers in promoting Gallagher Koster's products and services; will gain customer service experience by answering incoming calls from Gallagher producers and client schools and assisting them with any requests that they may have; will learn about the health insurance industry and what it takes to run a successful insurance agency

 

Job Title: Client Service Intern

 

Compensation:  Paid internship @ $7.00 per hour

 

Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.):  Junior or Senior in good academic standing

 

Skills required:  Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills are required; Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office products; Two or more years of customer/client services experience

 

Hours of work: Flexible schedule at 25 hours per week

 

Start and end dates:  Start Date = Immediately; End date is open

 

Primary supervisor:  COO/Manager of Client Services

 

Deidre Araujo

Senior Staff Accountant/HR Representative
Gallagher Koster
500 Victory Road
Quincy, MA 02171

Toll-Free: (800) 457-5599, Ext. 6423
Local: (617) 769-6423
Fax: (617) 479-0860

www.gallagherkoster.com
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