Cottingham & Butler

Technical Insurance Trainer – Property & Casualty

Cottingham & Butler  •  Dubuque, IA (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
Apply
AI can make mistakes so check important info. Chat history is never stored.

Job Description

Cottingham & Butler is seeking a Technical Insurance Trainer to strengthen the expertise, confidence, and performance of our Property & Casualty teams. In this impactful role, you will design and deliver training programs that support onboarding, technical development, and long‑term growth across our commercial P&C organization.

As the expert guiding our internal learning strategy, you’ll partner closely with leaders and subject matter experts to build a modern, scalable curriculum that stays aligned with industry trends, regulatory requirements, and evolving client needs.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and lead the technical training curriculum for our commercial P&C teams—from onboarding to continuing development.
  • Partner with leaders and internal SMEs to define core technical competencies for each role.
  • Deliver training through virtual, in‑person, and self‑paced formats.
  • Work in collaboration with the Producer Academy to ensure training content is aligned and streamlined across learning initiatives.
  • Measure training effectiveness and continuously improve content based on feedback and outcomes.
  • Stay current on industry, regulatory, and market trends to keep training accurate and relevant.

What You Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Experience participating in or facilitating insurance brokerage training programs.
  • Background in commercial insurance brokerage operations.
  • Strong understanding of P&C insurance fundamentals—including underwriting, coverages, and risk management.
  • Experience designing or delivering technical training in a corporate or professional services environment.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, LMS platforms, and virtual training tools such as Microsoft Teams.
  • Experience with instructional design tools (Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate) is a plus.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

You’ll play a central role in shaping the technical strength of our P&C organization. This role offers the opportunity to build a cohesive learning program, collaborate with leaders across the company, and directly influence the development and success of our teams.

About Cottingham & Butler:


At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.

As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.

Want to learn more? Follow us on www.CottinghamButler.com | LinkedIn | Facebook

Cottingham & Butler

About Cottingham & Butler

Cottingham & Butler is the 3rd largest privately and independently held insurance broker in the U.S. and a recognized leader in offering innovative property & casualty and employee benefit insurance solutions. The company is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, and employs over 1,300 employees across the U.S.

Better Every Day. That's our promise to our clients. We deliver better advice, better service, and better ideas than our competitors. Every Day. It's a commitment to challenging conventional wisdom, innovating, improving how we serve our clients and growing as industry professionals. This approach has produced superior results for our clients, and a growth track record that has propelled us forward since 1887.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Dubuque, Iowa
Year Founded
1887
Social Media