We are currently recruiting for an Agricultural Account Executive to work for a well-established leading independent UK insurance broker based at their offices in Brockenhurst. This is a permanent role working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, offering a basic salary up to £50,000 per annum plus an excellent bonus! Hybrid working is offered: 3 days office, 2 days work from home, although this is a client-facing role and you will manage your own diary.
As Agricultural Account Executive, you will be working with experts in farm insurance with responsibility for arranging and securing appropriate insurance cover for new and existing clients and prospects. You will contribute to the continued growth of the business by actively unearthing new sales opportunities through networking and turning them into long-term partnerships.
Your key duties will include:
1. Achieve annual and monthly new business and retention targets through networking, building, and developing long-term relationships with clients and insurers.
2. Support strategic profitable growth by managing a portfolio of agricultural clients and developing long-term trusted advisor relationships.
3. Dealing with clients and insurers to deliver an account management service in accordance with the company’s service level agreements whilst adhering to renewal timetables and procedures.
4. Present new business presentations and renewal reports to existing and prospective clients.
5. Regularly review existing client needs and recognize areas of underinsurance/gaps in cover, and offer solutions in these areas.
6. Utilise the company’s in-house claims service in the development of new and existing business.
7. Act as a liaison between client and the claims team to ensure significant claims are managed in accordance with the company’s service level agreements.
8. Keep up to date with regulatory changes within the industry.
We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:
1. At least 2 years of experience in the agricultural insurance sector.
2. Ideally, you will be Cert CII qualified as a minimum; however, our client can put you through the qualification.
3. Solid background in servicing existing clients as well as winning new business and achieving targets.
4. Good technical knowledge of the Financial Services market and regulatory framework, insurer products and schemes to include core range of policies, operating structures, processes, and objectives of the client’s business, in particular within the farming industry.
5. IT skills required include the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), and previous experience of Acturis is desired.
Please apply today or call us to discuss this Agricultural Account Executive role in more detail.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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