AddressAt Lockton, we’re passionate about helping our people achieve their ultimate potential. Our people are curious, action-oriented and always striving to make ourselves and those around us better. We’re active listeners working to ensure understanding and problem solvers developing innovative solutions. If you can see yourself delivering excellent service to clients, giving back to our communities and being a part of our caring culture, you belong here.
Lockton’s Global Real Estate practice is looking for an experienced Real EstateAccount Handler to join them in a client and market-facing role that offers excellent opportunity for professional development.
As a member of our European business team, based in London, you will benefit from a culture of equal parts support and autonomy to develop your career and offer exceptional service to your clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the day to day servicing of clients’ insurance programmes
- Obtain quotations both or new and renewal business. Research, prepare and present renewal reports
- Prepare market presentations in line with agreed protocols
- Effectively respond and manage with queries (and to the satisfaction of the client and the market), including but not limited to changes in cover and risk
- Identify the risk exposures and advise on insurance and risk management solutions in consultation with your team
- Manage and coordinate global insurance programmes and liaise with the network worldwide as necessary
- Build and nurture close, long-lasting relationships by developing a constantly expanding network of client contacts
- Serve clients as an advocate for their needs, ensuring delivery of exceptional service through close and regular interaction
- Seek to identify methods of enhancing services and adding greater value to clients and maintain a robust approach, delivering a service plan and annual timetable of visits aligned to their needs
- Act as a point of referral for Insurance Administrators and present solutions for discussion with wider team where required
- Provide feedback for insurer review meetings and actively contribute to the development of relationships
- Cultivate a positive and wide-ranging network of relationships with insurers, lawyers and loss adjusters
Essential
- Previous experience within Real Estate or Property insurance, gained from a broking or underwriting setting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills – able to impactfully communicate with a range of stakeholders in a variety of settings
- Personable – able to build effective and positive relationships, and communicate both informally and in formal situations
- Commercially astute – able to quickly interpret commercial challenges and driven to find solutions for our clients
- Analytical mindset – driven to understand and leverage insights
- Excellent organisation skills Drive to learn – with a work ethic of continual improvement and excellent service
Desirable
- Previous experience with European/International Property/Real Estate business
- European language skills
Lockton Companies is proud to provide everyone an equal opportunity to grow and advance. We are committed to an inclusive culture and environment where our people, clients and communities are treated with respect and dignity.
At Lockton, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion is ingrained in our values, and we believe that we are at our best when we fully embrace everyone. We strive to cultivate a caring culture that learns from, celebrates and thrives because of our breadth of differences. As such, we recognize that recruiting, developing and retaining people with diverse backgrounds and experiences is vital and enabling our people to thrive personally and professionally is critical to our long-term success.
Lockton is the largest privately held independent insurance brokerage in the world. Since 1966, our independence has allowed us to serve our clients, take care of our people and give back to our communities. As such, our 10,000+ Associates doing business in over 100 countries are empowered to do what’s right every day.
At Lockton, we believe in the power of all people. You belong at Lockton.
At Lockton, we empower you to be true to yourself in all that you do. Your success is our success, and we provide opportunities to help you grow and create a rewarding career path, however you envision it.
We are ready to meet you where you are today, and as your needs change over time. In addition to industry-leading health insurance, we offer additional options to support your overall health and wellbeing.
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