This position is located in our Head Office. Geographically, this position will serve Paris-Ile de France and Normandy (potentially up to 12 departments), with direct report to the head of field offices.
Job description:
- Define and execute the commercial strategy in the Paris/Ile de France area.
- Be the representative of Chubb locally with brokers and partners, by building, developing, and structuring strong and durable relationships.
- Lead brokers' animation and distribution to develop a profitable portfolio and achieve quarterly broker visitation goals. Identify portfolio or brokers with industry specialism.
- Work closely with the underwriting teams to present our underwriting appetite to develop new business opportunities.
- Identify market trends in the region, help identify the industry practices’ unmet needs in this market.
- Report regularly and forecast results.
Along with the other Branch managers in Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, and Strasbourg, the BDM Paris plays a key leadership role in driving the business locally.
Key Responsibilities:
Broker management
- Maintain CHUBB visibility in close relation with line managers and increase our market share, develop our revenue while maintaining profitability.
- Develop our local sales presence by managing and reinforcing relationships with brokers across all lines of business.
- Organize broker visits according to broker segmentation and support the field presence of underwriters.
- Define financial goals by line and by broker for the main brokers.
- Ensure the efficiency of broker visits in the region: preparation work, agreed actions, trip reports, follow-up actions.
- Plan broker entertainment.
- Analyze and monitor sales KPIs by lines of business and broker, and implement actions to maximize potential.
- Represent CHUBB during professional shows or industry trade events.
- Ensure good data quality.
Sales actions:
- Prospecting, cross-selling to ensure saturation of our clients, promoting our online platform solution.
- Pipeline management in conjunction with dedicated underwriters.
- Attend monthly sales meetings in Paris.
- Build and develop strong relationships with main brokers and partners to proactively adapt our offer to market needs.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of CHUBB's underwriting appetite for each line of business.
- Provide market intelligence.
- Develop new contacts to enlarge our footprint and reinforce our market position.
Internal stakeholder management:
Influence other underwriters and business line managers to become trusted partners.
Collaborate with operational functions such as Operations and Claims.
Qualifications:
- Ideally 3 years of experience in P&C insurance, preferably in commercial lines, with a good understanding of insurance products.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Highly autonomous, sales-driven, with the ability to understand underwriting strategies and work closely with underwriting teams.
- Experience in managing brokers is a strong plus.