Sme Commercial Insurance Account Handler

Chartered Insurance Broker Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers consistently aims to deliver an outstanding service to clients alongside providing an enjoyable working environment for staff.
To ensure we continue to provide the right service and advice to our existing clients we are looking to add a Desk based Commercial Insurance SME Broker to the team to take over the management of a book of clients and grow the portfolio further.
This is a hybrid role dealing with both new business and renewals where you will need to be comfortable identifying client requirements and matching these with relevant insurers.
On a day to day basis you’ll be:

• Assisting clients on renewals, new business quotations, managing relationships with key stakeholders and delivering outstanding service to them
• Pro-actively develop a pipeline of referrals from existing clients to obtain new business
• Working with clients to expand and develop their coverage to ensue they have the right cover
• Liaising with the broking and support team to ensure all documentation is accurate
• Actively negotiating with Underwriters as required to secure the best terms
• Working in a compliant and timely manner on all cases.
• Ensuring Retention levels and income targets are achieved.
• Working with the regional management team to achieve business objectives and support with the development of colleagues

What’s on offer:

• A negotiable basic salary + bonus and all the normal benefits (Pension, Death in Service etc.)
• An environment where looking after clients is king and career progression is a reality rather than a pipe dream.
• We’ll also fully support your professional development (including fully funded qualifications)

Your experience:

• Ideally you’ll have a grounding across a range of SME insurances & markets and be looking to take the next step in your career.
• You’ll be able to communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders at all levels and should be used to using Word, Excel and wider broking platforms (Acturis in an ideal world)
• You should also be confident in dealing with stakeholders at all levels and have a wider skill set that includes strong communication (both written and verbal), negotiation, sales and IT Skills.

Wider about us:

Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers are part of Brown & Brown Europe and aims to be one of the UK's leading insurance intermediaries delivering the best outcomes to clients, insurers, investors and our people. We acquire and develop businesses with the velocity of a start-up with a focused, straight talking, professional and accountable leadership who put the customer first and act with integrity and pride in what we do and meet our compliance responsibilities. We expect the same from everyone we hire. With a federated group of businesses, we can offer a diversity of experience and with our overarching mission we can ensure the success of our people and business.
Role Synonyms: SME Account Executive, SME Account Broker, Commercial Account Handler, Commercial Insurance Broker, Commercial Insurance Sales Advisor