Professional Risks - Lead

Professional Risks Lead – Bath

A fantastic opportunity to work for a new, dynamic and up and coming broking group who are making waves in the UK Insurance market.

This role is central to the company strategy going forward which includes growth within the Professional Risks book. You will work alongside a strong team and you will deal with the larger or technical specific businesses associated with Professional Risks such as accountants, engineers, surveyors, architects, safety providers and many others. Access to various, sometimes unique market wordings and online underwriting systems will give you and the team a strong position in finding the most appropriate insurances to suit a client’s demands and needs.

In this position you will support & manage your team to achieve the required renewals and new business results whilst adhering to company procedures and regulatory requirements delivering a high standard of customer service. You will promote the business and set behavioural standards while maintaining consistent positivity and approachability and liaising with relevant support functions to ensure your teams needs are met. Promote the values of the business and communicate them.

This is a long term and progressive opportunity with a stable and reputable broker. You will need good PI knowledge either from broking or underwriting and enjoy the challenge of being a central point of contact and leading others.

The Role:

• Meet and deliver against your agreed Renewal Retention and/or New Business Targets, contributing towards the teams overall budget targets & KPI’s
• Have a solutions focussed approach to providing innovative underwriting solutions
• Creating a customer-led culture where sales and customer standards, discipline, activities, and best practice are delivered.
• Leverage your strong Insurer relationships to get the very best deals for our customers
• Comply and manage your teams credit control
• Manage and prioritise your diaries/tasks, these are to be kept up to date
• Audit your staff 1 per month and feedback / Carry out Annual and Mid-Year reviews with your team members
• Manage staffing levels including recruitment
• Complete any training that is deemed necessary for your role and fully prepare for your regular 1-2-1s and year-end review. Ensure you agree and complete the actions set in line with your development plan.
• Ensure all training is completed to deadline set for you and your team. Log all training and development on your Continuous Professional Development Plan (CPD)

The Reward:

Negotiable basic salary including benefits (Pension, Holidays etc.)

• Company car allowance
• Performance related bonus
• Wide range of additional addon benefits and discounts

The Candidate:

• Good working knowledge of Professional Risks Insurances
• Experience in either Broking or Underwriting or both with PI and/or Financial Lines Insurances
• A wide knowledge of commerce and industry and familiarity with as well as ability to study the market and forecast economic trends
• Ability to develop and maintain business contacts and goodwill
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prepare and present reports
• Pro-active and self-motivated
• Strong planning and organisation skills to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Co-operative and supportive team player