Well-respected provincial insurance brokerage is seeking an experienced Commercial Account Handler to strengthen its existing team in Leeds.
This independent firm continues to expand by way of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. It boasts of a prestigious client base throughout the UK, and has a reputation for its high quality, traditional approach to insurance and risk management.
Your portfolio of key commercial clients will be some of the company’s largest and most technical accounts pertaining to the company Directors. As such, this role will provide you with great exposure to the senior management team. You will provide day to day administrative support, which will include conducting extensive marketing exercises, negotiating and securing renewals, processing policy endorsements, and handing general client enquiries. You will enjoy handling a variety of commercial risks including Property, Liability, Motor Fleet and Financial Lines, across a diverse range of trades and industries. Being an independent broker, you will be granted a high level of autonomy in relation to where you place business, and you will have the opportunity to attend some client visits in order strengthen key relationships.
It is essential that you have a good understanding of the main classes of commercial insurance, together with a strong level of market awareness. You must be well organised, with a keen eye for detail, and the ability to produce accurate work, whilst working under pressure. Ideally, you will have dealt with sizeable commercial risks, as opposed to simply micro-SME. Equally, progress made towards professional qualifications would certainly be advantageous, although not essential.
You will enjoy working for an extremely reputable brokerage, which is very committed to expansion, whilst it keeps traditional values at the heart of its business.
You will receive a competitive basic salary, a range of company benefits, and a structured career development plan.
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