Insurance provider to make $2.1 million investment to serve growing base of customers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Esurance, a subsidiary of the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, will open a new sales and claims office in Greenville County. The $2.1 million investment is expected to create up to 450 jobs in the area.
The Greenville office will be the fifth Esurance sales office in the country, joining Esurance sales locations in Sacramento, Sioux Falls, Tampa and Phoenix. The office will open in the summer of 2014. Since being acquired by Allstate in October 2011, the company has nearly doubled in size, with more than 3,000 employees across 16 offices nationwide.
Esurance has won several "best place to work" awards in recent years and is looking for South Carolinians to fill job openings that include inside sales positions that can offer an average annual salary of $50,000, as well as a variety of claims roles, including first-notice-of-loss associates and express and material damage adjusters.
Anyone interested in applying for a job with Esurance can join the Esurance talent network or apply online at http://www.esurance.com/about/jobs.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits for the project.
QUOTES
"Esurance has chosen to come across the country to South Carolina for one reason: our people. South Carolina routinely delivers quality customer service, and we are ecstatic that a company like Esurance has taken notice. We applaud their decision to invest $2.1 million and create 450 new jobs." - Gov. Nikki Haley
"We are excited to welcome Esurance and the 450 jobs they are creating to the Upstate. When I think about our workforce in South Carolina, I think of highly-qualified, hardworking individuals, and I know the people of Greenville will welcome this great news with open arms." - Senator Tim Scott
"To watch as our state has accumulated more than $1.1 billion in capital investment and 10,600 jobs in the service industry since 2011 is the truest testament to our southern hospitality. We welcome Esurance to South Carolina with open arms and we appreciate their commitment to invest in our state." -Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt
"Esurance's decision to locate here is a direct result of several key factors including having national caliber talent here to draw from, an attractive and diverse community to draw outside talent to, and the presence of superb Class A office space appropriate for the organization's needs at the ready. We celebrate their addition as the newest member of Greenville County's growing business community." -Dr. Bob Taylor, board member of the Greenville Area Development Corporation and chairman of Greenville County Council
FIVE FAST FACTS
- $2.1 million investment is expected to bring 450 new jobs.
- The Greenville office will be the fifth Esurance sales office in the country.
- Job openings include inside sales positions that offer an average annual salary of $50,000 and a variety of claims roles, including first-notice-of-loss associates and express and material damage adjusters.
- Since 2011, South Carolina has recruited more than $1.1 billion in capital investment and 10,600 jobs in the service industry.
- Anyone interested in applying for a job with Esurance can join the Esurance talent network or apply online at http://www.esurance.com/about/jobs