RALEIGH – Reflecting an organizational commitment its employees, TriSure Corp. has been recognized as a “Business Champion” by Business Leader magazine and Wake Technical Community College.
Business Champions is an annual awards program that honors Triangle-area organizations that offer comprehensive workplace education and development efforts to employees. Linda Folger, a partner with TriSure, accepted the award at a luncheon Tuesday.
TriSure is one of the largest independently owned insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the Triangle area. The firm consults with the area’s leading businesses to help them successfully manage risks and provide benefits to employees.
“We feel strongly that our firm’s value proposition to clients is the professionalism and expertise offered to clients by our employees,” Folger said. “The bottom line is everyone needs insurance, so what persuades someone to work with us rather than a competitor? We believe it’s the expertise of our employees, who take a holistic approach to truly understanding our clients’ risks and offering the most appropriate mitigating solutions.”
Folger attributed TriSure’s recognition as a “Business Champion” to several factors:
Professional credentials. The insurance industry offers a number of credentials – such Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Pension Consultant (CPC), Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI), to name a few.
Because TriSure values professional credentials, and the knowledge base each represents, TriSure pays all expenses employees incur when they pursue one. Moreover, TriSure pays bonuses when employees reach milestone points within their pursuit of credentials, and provides a salary increase once credentials have been obtained.
Also, sales employees responsible for extending policies must have an industry
professional certification before they can do so. In setting this
standard, TriSure has set a higher bar for
employees than many competitors, who require only that employees be licensed
by the state of North Carolina.
In-house training. For an entire month after a new sales employee starts at TriSure, he or she attends training from 6 to 7 a.m.
“The time of day may seem draconian, but we’ve found it ensures that new employees receive the undivided attention of seasoned staffers, who need to give our clients top priority during business hours,” Folger explained. “It also provides insight into a new employee’s commitment to TriSure and its clients – because someone who willingly attends training at 6 a.m. every day for a month is also someone willing to do whatever it takes to help a client.”
Once they complete training, sales employees are partnered with account managers, who meet the day-to-day needs of TriSure’s clients. This gives sales employees valuable perspective on how their efforts affect both their colleagues and TriSure – ensuring that they won’t promise anything more than what TriSure will deliver.
“We at TriSure are extraordinarily proud of our employees and the expertise they offer our clients everyday,” Folger said. “We truly feel our employees make all the difference, which is why TriSure gladly invests money, time and effort to ensure they have the knowledge, tools and resources needed to serve clients.”
Business Leader magazine is a monthly publication targeting 55,000+ executives and professionals in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park region. Wake Technical Community College is a two-year public institution serving more than 15,000 students enrolled in college credit programs and more than 36,000 students enrolled in non-curriculum (continuing education) programs.
To learn more about TriSure, visit its Web site at www.trisure.com