2009 Best Practices Study
Appendix
 
   
 

 

Terms Related to Service Staff

SERVICE STAFF INFORMATION

76.   Service-Related Personnel—Non-commissioned personnel who have responsibility, either directly or indirectly, to
provide or support service delivery to the agency's clients.
77.   CSR—Customer Service Representative—A subset of 76. Positions with the main responsibility of client service or to provide
support in providing client services. Includes Account Executives, Senior CSRs, CSRs, Account Managers, Assistant
CSRs.
78.   Selling New Business—Includes total account development (i.e., account rounding, upgrading, and cross-selling)
and may include soliciting new accounts in the absence of a dedicated producer.
79.   Customer Service & Processing—Includes activities such as processing new and renewal accounts, issuing
endorsements/ID's/certificates of insurance, file maintenance, speaking with customers on the phone, company
correspondence, invoicing, etc.
80.   Administration—Includes any time spent on non-customer service functions such as training, education,
receptionist duties, internal meetings, agency matters, general clerical duties, etc.

 
     
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