Are you a skilled insurance professional with a passion for commercial insurance? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where your expertise and negotiation skills are put to the test daily? Apply as a Commercial Account Executive or Handler and take your career to new heights.
About Us: At Russetts Recruitment, we are a leading recruitment agency with a primary focus on the insurance industry. Our dedicated team of experts has extensive knowledge and experience in connecting top-tier talent with outstanding insurance companies. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner for both candidates and employers, creating synergistic relationships that drive success.
Just Some of the great benefits you will you get working for this top performing employer.
- Competitive salary depending on experience
- 9am - 5pm Mon-Fri (work from home on Mondays & Fridays)
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday per annum + your birthday off too
- Death in service benefit 4x salary
- Discretionary commission/bonus (can be discussed in interview)
- Professional developmental support with CII
As a Commercial Account Executive, you have the opportunity to build and maintain strong relationships with clients across a wide range of industry sectors.
On a daily basis, You will be expected you to showcase your skills and knowledge by:
• Understanding the business and risk management needs of clients and finding solutions, structure, price and placement strategies that meet these needs and deliver profitable business for clients;
• Liaising with clients and responding to queries in a professional and timely manner, providing technical, industry and subject matter expertise where required;
• Identifying opportunities for new business development to grow client portfolio;
• Researching the marketplace and providing clients with information on relevant new and existing products and services;
• Collecting and analysing MI from Insurance companies, including claims MI on the overall portfolio and reporting this information clearly and constructively to the Board;
• Pro-actively developing appropriate solutions and proposals for clients to ensure client retention;
• Building good working relationships with other account handlers/executives, Directors, Group Operations Officer and the wider team;
• Leading and delivering exceptional end-to-end ongoing client service in accordance with policies, procedures and service standards;
• Understanding and applying our company policies and procedures;
• Ensuring that Company procedures, our high client service standards and FCA compliance regulations are adhered to and maintained, at all times acting in the best interest of our clients.
• Contributing to the achievement of the Commercial Team and business objectives by identifying gaps, up-selling and cross-selling;
• Managing personal workloads and meeting deadlines;
• To be aware of other team members’ workloads and assist them when their workloads are greater than your own;
• Proactively managing valued client and insurer relationships;
• Negotiating, placing and reporting to clients at renewal, mid-term and new business stages;
• Ensuring adequacy and appropriateness of cover;
• Ensuring that renewals are completed accurately and in a timely manner;
• To be aware of market conditions and the strengths and weaknesses of competitors and Insurers/Underwriters;
• Providing clients with high quality policy documentation in accordance with FCA regulation;
• Keeping accurate client records and files at all times, including inputting of all client data into our bespoke system;
• Responding to client queries, including changes in cover and risk in a professional and timely manner;
• Attending client visits/meetings when necessary;
• Attending industry seminars, conferences and webinars as and when required;
If you are interested please do not hesitate to get in touch with us asap.