Commercial Insurance Lines Account Manager

**Job Title**Commercial Lines Account Manager **Location**Cherry Hill, New Jersey **Work Setting**Fully onsite. This is not a hybrid or remote role. **Employment Type**Full-time direct-hire employee role **Compensation**$85,000 to $100,000 base salary depending on experience **Schedule**Standard weekday insurance agency schedule. **Travel**No regular travel requirements. This is an office-based role. **About the Opportunity**We are hiring for an insurance agency serving South Jersey and the greater Philadelphia market. The agency is established, owner-led, and relationship-driven, with a strong reputation in commercial and personal lines. Its commercial work includes small to mid-size accounts with strong concentration in contractors, workers compensation, and landlord or investment property risks. The agency markets business through multiple carriers and positions itself as a tailored, service-oriented brokerage rather than a high-volume call-center environment. **Position Overview**This opening exists because the agency needs an experienced replacement tied to an approximately $3 million commercial book of business. The person hired will step into a meaningful working seat and will be expected to independently manage renewals, endorsements, carrier marketing, inbound account activity, and day-to-day client needs with minimal hand-holding. This is a strong fit for someone who wants real responsibility, close access to decision-making, and a long-term home inside a boutique agency. ### Key Responsibilities **Commercial Book Management** - Manage an approximately $3 million commercial book of business - Handle renewals, endorsements, certificates, service requests, and day-to-day client issues - Maintain organized follow-through and strong service responsiveness across open account activity **Carrier Marketing and Coverage Placement** - Market accounts to multiple insurance carriers - Review appetite, pricing, and coverage fit across carriers - Support contractor, workers compensation, landlord, and other generalist commercial exposures **New Business and Cross-Selling** - Answer inbound new business calls - Help convert inbound opportunities into placed accounts - Identify cross-sell opportunities once established in the role and familiar with the client base **Client and Agency Collaboration** - Work closely with agency leadership in a highly visible owner-led environment - Communicate directly with clients, carriers, and internal staff - Operate effectively in a small-team setting where people are expected to cover the full scope of account-management work ### Skills, Knowledge and Expertise **Required Qualifications** - At least 5 to 7 years of commercial lines account-management experience - Experience independently managing commercial accounts, not just supporting a senior account manager - Experience marketing accounts to multiple carriers - Strong experience with contractor and workers compensation business - Active New Jersey Property and Casualty license - Strong client communication and account judgment - Ability and willingness to work onsite in Cherry Hill full time - Residence within a realistic daily commute or clear willingness to relocate for a fully onsite role **Preferred Qualifications** - Independent-agency background - Small to mid-size generalist commercial-book experience - Landlord or investment-property exposure - EZLynx experience - Cross-selling or account-rounding instincts - Long tenure in prior roles showing retention and stability **Background, Clearance, or Eligibility Requirements** - New Jersey Property and Casualty license required - No clearance requirement - No degree requirement **Ideal Candidate Profile** - A seasoned commercial-lines professional who can truly own a book - Someone comfortable in a boutique, owner-led agency with high visibility - A practical, relationship-driven operator who values responsiveness and follow-through - A candidate who prefers an in-office environment and…