H-1B Visa Commercial Insurance Broker Jobs
H-1B visa jobs as a Commercial Insurance Broker are available at brokerage firms and corporate risk departments that structure the role around degree-level underwriting analysis, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance duties. Employers sponsor H-1B status for up to three years, extendable to six, and must file a certified LCA for each worksite location.
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Cisneros Insurance Agency is seeking a confident, motivated, and sales-driven Commercial Insurance Broker to join our team. This position is responsible for managing the commercial insurance sales process from initial opportunity through binding coverage.
The ideal candidate understands how to qualify commercial risks, gather underwriting information, prepare submissions, market accounts to appropriate insurance carriers, evaluate coverage options, present proposals, and close business. This role requires strong commercial insurance knowledge, sales ability, organization, persistence, and consistent follow-through.
Brokers will receive agency-provided sales opportunities while also being encouraged to develop business through referrals, networking, prospecting, and relationship building.
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Annual Base Salary + Commission + Bonus Opportunities
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Hands on Training
- Mon-Fri Schedule
- Retirement Plan
Requirements
- Active California Property & Casualty Insurance License strongly preferred.
- Previous commercial insurance experience strongly preferred.
- Prior insurance sales and/or business-to-business sales experience.
- Knowledge of commercial insurance products, underwriting, risk qualification, carrier marketing, and the sales process.
- Ability to qualify commercial risks, gather underwriting information, prepare submissions, and market accounts to appropriate insurance carriers.
- Strong sales, prospecting, negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
- Excellent follow-up and follow-through with the ability to manage opportunities throughout the entire sales cycle.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple accounts and opportunities at different stages of the sales process.
- Tech-savvy and comfortable working across multiple computer systems, applications, and online platforms.
- Proficiency with basic Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
- Ability to learn and efficiently navigate agency management systems, CRM platforms, carrier websites, and insurance technology.
- Experience working with and converting internet-generated sales leads preferred.
- Professional demeanor with sound ethical judgment.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required; fluency in both preferred.
- Competitive, persistent, dependable, self-motivated, and goal-oriented.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team.
- Must be available to work full-time, in-office in Riverside, California. This position is not remote.
Responsibilities
- Manage the commercial insurance sales process from prospecting and qualification through binding coverage.
- Work and consistently follow up on agency-provided leads and sales opportunities.
- Develop additional new business through referrals, networking, prospecting, and other sources.
- Qualify commercial risks and determine whether opportunities fit available carrier appetites.
- Identify business exposures and understand each prospect's insurance and coverage needs.
- Gather applications, loss runs, exposure information, and other documentation required for underwriting.
- Prepare accurate and complete submissions for insurance carriers.
- Identify appropriate insurance markets and market accounts based on risk characteristics, coverage needs, and carrier appetite.
- Communicate and negotiate with underwriters throughout the marketing and quoting process.
- Review quotes, coverage terms, exclusions, deductibles, and pricing.
- Develop and present professional insurance proposals to prospective clients.
- Explain coverage options and recommend appropriate commercial insurance solutions.
- Negotiate, overcome objections, and close new business.
- Maintain consistent and persistent follow-up with prospects, clients, underwriters, and referral partners.
- Manage multiple opportunities simultaneously while maintaining an accurate and organized sales pipeline.
- Accurately maintain prospect and client information across agency management and sales systems.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business owners, clients, carrier partners, and referral sources.
- Meet or exceed established new-business production goals.
About us
Cisneros Insurance Agency Inc has locations in the city of Riverside and San Bernardino, CA. We have been helping insurance consumers in the Inland Empire since 1997. We offer most types of insurance policies an individual or business could need. Our office is a member of the prestigious Presidents Council Group for Farmers Insurance, a designation enjoyed by less than 1% of Farmers Agencies Nationwide. We are an established business within an essential employee category. Our team continues to work at normal hours despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Job Overview
Cisneros Insurance Agency is seeking a confident, motivated, and sales-driven Commercial Insurance Broker to join our team. This position is responsible for managing the commercial insurance sales process from initial opportunity through binding coverage.
The ideal candidate understands how to qualify commercial risks, gather underwriting information, prepare submissions, market accounts to appropriate insurance carriers, evaluate coverage options, present proposals, and close business. This role requires strong commercial insurance knowledge, sales ability, organization, persistence, and consistent follow-through.
Brokers will receive agency-provided sales opportunities while also being encouraged to develop business through referrals, networking, prospecting, and relationship building.
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Annual Base Salary + Commission + Bonus Opportunities
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Hands on Training
- Mon-Fri Schedule
- Retirement Plan
Requirements
- Active California Property & Casualty Insurance License strongly preferred.
- Previous commercial insurance experience strongly preferred.
- Prior insurance sales and/or business-to-business sales experience.
- Knowledge of commercial insurance products, underwriting, risk qualification, carrier marketing, and the sales process.
- Ability to qualify commercial risks, gather underwriting information, prepare submissions, and market accounts to appropriate insurance carriers.
- Strong sales, prospecting, negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
- Excellent follow-up and follow-through with the ability to manage opportunities throughout the entire sales cycle.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple accounts and opportunities at different stages of the sales process.
- Tech-savvy and comfortable working across multiple computer systems, applications, and online platforms.
- Proficiency with basic Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
- Ability to learn and efficiently navigate agency management systems, CRM platforms, carrier websites, and insurance technology.
- Experience working with and converting internet-generated sales leads preferred.
- Professional demeanor with sound ethical judgment.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required; fluency in both preferred.
- Competitive, persistent, dependable, self-motivated, and goal-oriented.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team.
- Must be available to work full-time, in-office in Riverside, California. This position is not remote.
Responsibilities
- Manage the commercial insurance sales process from prospecting and qualification through binding coverage.
- Work and consistently follow up on agency-provided leads and sales opportunities.
- Develop additional new business through referrals, networking, prospecting, and other sources.
- Qualify commercial risks and determine whether opportunities fit available carrier appetites.
- Identify business exposures and understand each prospect's insurance and coverage needs.
- Gather applications, loss runs, exposure information, and other documentation required for underwriting.
- Prepare accurate and complete submissions for insurance carriers.
- Identify appropriate insurance markets and market accounts based on risk characteristics, coverage needs, and carrier appetite.
- Communicate and negotiate with underwriters throughout the marketing and quoting process.
- Review quotes, coverage terms, exclusions, deductibles, and pricing.
- Develop and present professional insurance proposals to prospective clients.
- Explain coverage options and recommend appropriate commercial insurance solutions.
- Negotiate, overcome objections, and close new business.
- Maintain consistent and persistent follow-up with prospects, clients, underwriters, and referral partners.
- Manage multiple opportunities simultaneously while maintaining an accurate and organized sales pipeline.
- Accurately maintain prospect and client information across agency management and sales systems.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business owners, clients, carrier partners, and referral sources.
- Meet or exceed established new-business production goals.
About us
Cisneros Insurance Agency Inc has locations in the city of Riverside and San Bernardino, CA. We have been helping insurance consumers in the Inland Empire since 1997. We offer most types of insurance policies an individual or business could need. Our office is a member of the prestigious Presidents Council Group for Farmers Insurance, a designation enjoyed by less than 1% of Farmers Agencies Nationwide. We are an established business within an essential employee category. Our team continues to work at normal hours despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Commercial Insurance Broker
Align your credentials with specialty occupation standards
Pull the O*NET profile for Insurance Sales Agents and document how your bachelor's degree in finance, business, or risk management maps to the analytical and regulatory duties listed. USCIS scrutinizes broker roles, so a tight degree-to-duties match in your petition is essential.
Target brokerage firms with active LCA filing histories
Search Migrate Mate to find commercial insurance employers with verified H-1B visa LCA sponsorship history by role and location, so you're applying to firms that have already navigated the specialty occupation question for broker positions rather than those doing it for the first time.
Verify prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Run your offered title and worksite ZIP code through the OFLC Wage Search before signing anything. Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the prevailing level for your specific location, and a wage below Tier II can complicate your petition and future renewals.
Confirm each office location has its own certified LCA
If you'll serve clients across multiple offices or territories, each worksite needs its own certified LCA filed with DOL before you work there. Brokers who travel frequently between branches are especially exposed here, so clarify worksite coverage with your employer's HR team early.
Get your state insurance license before the I-129 is filed
Most states require a Property and Casualty or Life and Health license before you can place coverage legally. Holding that license at petition time strengthens the specialty occupation argument because it demonstrates professional-level regulatory credentialing that generic workers don't carry.
Use premium processing if your start date is firm
USCIS offers premium processing for I-129 petitions, which guarantees a decision within a defined business-day window. If your employer has a specific onboarding date tied to a client book or renewal cycle, premium processing eliminates the uncertainty of standard adjudication timelines.
H-1B Visa Commercial Insurance Broker: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Commercial Insurance Broker role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the position is structured. A broker role qualifies when the employer defines it around degree-level duties such as risk analysis, financial modeling, regulatory compliance, and coverage structuring, and when a bachelor's degree in a directly related field like finance, economics, or risk management is a genuine minimum requirement. Generalist sales or account management roles without that degree requirement won't meet the specialty occupation standard.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for commercial insurance brokers?
Large national brokerage firms and the insurance divisions of major financial institutions are the most consistent sponsors because they have dedicated immigration counsel and established LCA filing processes. Regional specialty brokers also sponsor when a role demands quantitative or analytical credentials. Browse Migrate Mate to find employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history specifically for insurance and financial services roles.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move from one brokerage office to another?
Each new worksite requires its own certified LCA filed with DOL before you begin working there. If your employer transfers you to a branch not covered by your original LCA, they must file a new one and may need to amend your I-129 petition with USCIS depending on whether the move is a material change. Never assume your existing LCA covers a new city or state.
Can I hold a state insurance license on H-1B status?
Yes. State insurance licensing requirements are independent of immigration status, and most state departments of insurance issue Property and Casualty, Life, and Health licenses to nonimmigrant visa holders who pass the required exams and meet the application criteria. Holding an active license before your petition is filed actually strengthens your specialty occupation argument by demonstrating professional credentialing.
How long does H-1B sponsorship last for a commercial insurance broker position?
USCIS grants H-1B status in an initial period of up to three years, with one extension available for a total maximum of six years. Beyond six years, continued H-1B status typically requires an approved immigrant visa petition or a pending green card application that meets specific filing milestones. Confirm your employer's long-term sponsorship plans, including green card support, before accepting an offer.