Customer Care Agent

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.
 
We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. 

Job Summary:
Pumpkin is seeking an Insurance Agent who will report to the Supervisor, Customer Care. This friendly and motivated individual will be responsible for researching and responding to insurance and non-insurance customer service inquiries over phone, email, text, chat, and social media. The Customer Service Representative will also play a key role in processing new customer enrollments, claims and fulfillment tasks. The ideal candidate is friendly, motivated, and always looking for new ways to provide an exceptional experience.

Job Location: Remote – United States

Main Responsibilities:
Provide exceptional customer care to customers across multiple communication channels like phone, email, text, chat and social, in a timely and efficient manner
Uses problem-solving skills to solve customer issues, rectify poor experiences, and maintain positive relationships with customers
Understand company policies to ensure all claims and policies are compliant and/or know when to make an exception
Answer customer questions and provide insurance and non-insurance related information
Educate customers on our full product offerings and take the initiative to help them buy additional coverage
Process new customer enrollments, incoming claims, and ongoing fulfillment tasks in accordance with company policies
Use ticketing software, back office software, and other digital tools to manage and track performance 
Data entry for the above tasks
Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:
Prior experience in customer service role involving a high degree of customer interface 
Experience with ticketing software (Zendesk, Kustomer, Gladly, etc.)
Roll-up-your-sleeves mentality – does what it takes to get the job done
Excellent verbal and written skills
Administrative and computer skills
Great attention to detail with every task
Entrepreneurial interest and a passion for pets
Existing Property & Casualty Insurance License

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:
Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance

Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee

Company paid short-term and long-term disability

12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Retirement savings plan

Personal Paid Time Off

Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off

Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations

Pet friendly office environment

Commuter Benefits

Group Pet Insurance

On the job training and skills development

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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