Life Insurance Sales Agent

Outworx

2025/07/15   Durban


Job Ref #: OW-334
Industry: Telecommunications
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 20
Join Our Dynamic Life Insurance Sales Team!
Job Description

Are you a driven and tenacious sales consultant ready to elevate your career in a high-performing insurance brokerage team? We’re looking for experienced Senior Life Insurance Sales Consultants to join a customer-focused and compliant outbound sales environment.

Job Requirements

What You’ll Do:

  • Conduct fact finds to understand the customers’ needs and motivations for life insurance
  • Help customers find the right level of cover that meets their needs and is cost effective
  • Deliver fair and positive customer outcomes
  • Ensure high levels of compliance and maintain detailed and accurate call notes
  • Maximize every opportunity on each call, whilst managing follow up callbacks where needed
  • Maintain professionalism and integrity in all customer interactions
  • Support your team and contribute to a vibrant, success-driven culture

What You’ll Need:

Essential Experience:

  • Proven success in outbound B2C telephone-based sales
  • Experience working in a regulated environment
  • Demonstrated ability to assist customer in understanding how available products meet their needs
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Self-motivated and resilient under pressure
  • Comfortable working in a structured and fast-paced setting

Desirable Experience:

  • Previous insurance or financial services sales
  • Mentoring experience

Knowledge & Skills Required:

  • Excellent rapport-building, listening, and influencing skills
  • Detail-oriented with strong fact-finding ability
  • Adaptable and customer-focused mindset
  • Basic IT proficiency (computer skills, emails, call systems)

Qualifications:

  • Matric Certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent
  • Insurance industry qualifications are advantageous but not essential