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Following sustained and continued growth plans, we are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity as an Account Manager within our London & Southeast Distribution Team on a fixed-term contract basis.
As Account Manager, you will act as a business partner with assigned intermediaries in the region with the aim of profitably growing the business and meeting sales and growth targets across multiple UK product lines.
Your new role
- Assist with planning and implementing strategies to build and retain high value intermediaries to meet or exceed annual financial targets set.
- Participate in all relevant internal and external meetings to share and develop strategy, knowledge, and best practice.
- Maintain current knowledge of insurance guidelines and policy changes and modifications and recommending changes to Company policies and procedures where appropriate.
- Establish and develop relationships and promote company image with key clients and intermediaries.
- Review service and performance standards against expectations with intermediaries.
- Establish and develop good working relationships with internal stakeholders (HoT, UW) and be the broker’s representative within QBE.
- Developing new business and new relationships with intermediaries to achieve agreed sales targets.
- Use a data-based approach to identify focal growth areas.
- Promotes QBE products and services via allocated channel.
- Manage the portfolio product mix for the allocated channel territory.
- Gathers market intelligence on competitors and competitor products.
- Develop, present, and negotiate intermediaries’ requirements, and execute Account Approach plans.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of channel strategic plans.
About you
- Ability to deliver on agreed business targets.
- Influencing and negotiation skills.
- Broad insurance industry knowledge and experience.
- Intermediary Distribution Product range knowledge.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.
Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.
Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
Employer of the Year 2022 Winner – Insurance Insider
British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award
Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year
Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year
We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.
We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.
About QBE
QBE is an international insurer and reinsurer, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. We employ more than 11,000 people, with a local presence in 27 countries.
We are driven by our purpose of enabling a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We’ve been cultivating resilience since 1886, when our founders started a marine insurance company in Australia to give early pioneers a safeguard against uncertainty. Today, we’re still giving our customers confidence to explore, innovate and take measured risks, secure in the knowledge they’re covered by a strong insurer.
We work hard to build a culture that best supports our people, and not only represents our business, but the world around us.
As a business insurance specialist, QBE European Operations offers a range of insurance products from the standard suite of property, casualty and motor to the specialist financial lines, marine and energy. All are tailored to the individual needs of our small, medium and large customer base.
To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our
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.What next?
If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to APPLY NOW! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.
Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.
How to Apply:
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
