Sales interns will assist the local team by performing entry-level tasks while gaining experience in insurance, including client research, communication, and generating business leads.
Sales interns will be part of the local sales team. They may assist the Agency Director and Agency Leaders by performing administrative and entry-level duties while gaining experience in the insurance industry. Sales interns conduct prospective client research, make calls and send emails, update records, attend meetings, make recruiting calls and help generate new business opportunities, among other tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Perform fundamental tasks to support the recruiting and sales process in our local market office to include learning a script to schedule sales calls for local agents to conduct.
- Be Results Orientation and complete targeted amount of outreaches to prospective recruits and clients based on sales team goals.
- Assist local office in generating new business opportunities through social media, personal networking and referrals.
- Perform a needs analysis to identify employer values, objectives and pain points.
- Learn how to recognize different buyer behaviors and overcome common sales objections.
- Job shadow in-person and virtual sales presentations for local business owners.
- Participate and CHUBB and Combined Company wide Intern educational opportunities.
- Maintain Continuous Learning by enrolling and complete Compass 1.0 & Compass 2.0
Skills:
- Results orientation: a demonstrated ability to meet commitments; including under pressure
- Intellectual agility: capable and willing to master and apply new knowledge
- Personal capacity: accepting and welcoming of additional responsibility over time
- Communication skills: an ability to communicate successfully in various settings
- Interpersonal/team skills: able to work effectively with colleagues at all levels
- Self-leadership: an ability to take full ownership of work and show initiative as needed
- Client focused: understanding of the needs of customers and clients
Work ethic: a commitment to hard work and a high ethical conduct
Education and Experience:
- MS Office skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Oral and written communication skills
- Strong record of academic achievement (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to qualify)
- Actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (December 2026 or December 2028 graduate, preferred)
- Local to Nashville, TN Market area
Chubb Individual Contributor Competencies
- Problem Solving: Takes an organized and logical approach to thinking through problems and complex issues. Simplifies complexity by breaking down issues into manageable parts. Looks beyond the obvious to get at root causes. Develops insight into problems, issues and situation.
- Continuous Learning: Demonstrates a desire and capacity to expand expertise, develop new skills and grow professionally. Seeks and takes ownership of opportunities to learn, acquire new knowledge and deepen technical expertise. Takes advantage of formal and informal developmental opportunities. Takes on challenging work assignments that lead to professional growth
- Initiative: Willingly does more than is required or expected in the job. Meets objectives on time with minimal supervision. Eager and willing to go the extra mile in terms of time and effort. Is self-motivated and seizes opportunities to make a difference.
- Adaptability: Ability to re-direct personal efforts in response to changing circumstances. Is receptive to new ideas and new ways of doing things. Effectively prioritizes according to competing demands and shifting objectives. Can navigate through uncertainty and knows when to change course
- Results Orientation: Effectively executes on plans, drives for results and takes accountability for outcomes. Perseveres and does not give up easily in challenging situations. Recognizes and capitalizes on opportunities. Takes full accountability for achieving (or failing to achieve) desired results
- Values Orientation: Upholds and models Chubb values and always does the right thing for the company, colleagues and customers. Is direct truthful and trusted by others. Acts as a team player. Acts ethically and maintains a high level of professional integrity. Fosters high collaboration within own team and across the company; constantly acts and thinks “One Chubb”
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
Top Skills
Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
MS Office
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