Job Information

Job title - Commercial Insurance Account Executive/Handler

Location : Mansfield

Salary and benefits - £21,000 to £27,000, pension and other benefits.

Our client is a leading Independent Chartered Insurance Broker, who has been trading for over 40 years, with offices in the Midlands, South and East of England.

Due to continued growth, they are looking for someone to fill a combined Insurance Account Executive and Insurance Account Handler role, which will be internally based and part of a small team responsible for an existing account of SME business, with premiums up to £5,000.

The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:

• Making contact with clients to review and advise on their insurance programme and providing risk management advice to assist with the exposures they face in business.
• To negotiate, directly and with the assistance of our broking team, with insurers and underwriters to obtain the best deal for requirements of the client.
• Achieving agreed renewal, cross sales and new business targets for the account.
• Ensuring that all documentation for renewing and amending the clients’ policies is accurate and completed in accordance with the company procedures and timescales.
• Assisting clients and the claims team in the initial reporting of claims within the company procedures.

The knowledge and experience the role requires:

• 2 years’ commercial insurance experience, preferably in an environment where there has been exposure to sales directly to clients.
• Good knowledge of all commercial classes, the general insurance market and underwriting and rating factors and how they are applied to all the major classes of commercial insurance.
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft Office and Acturis preferable.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build relationships with clients, both over the phone and in writing.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Awareness of risk management factors such as health and safety, construction, security and industry processes.
• Progress towards a relevant professional qualification would be useful but not essential as support will be provided.

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