Broking Manager - Manchester

International Catalyst Services, LLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Broking Manager to join their Manchester office. This hybrid role involves managing relationships with clients and insurers, providing strategic advice, and overseeing the placement of complex insurance arrangements. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in commercial insurance and excellent communication skills. The company promotes a vibrant culture with opportunities for professional development and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Inclusive Culture

Career Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial insurance broking or underwriting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key insurers.
• Provide recommendations on placement strategy and market conditions.
• Document all quotations and advise the Client Servicing team.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Education

Cert CII

ACII

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Broking team at Marsh Commercial. This role will be based in the Manchester office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

The role: Broking Manager – Marsh Commercial - Manchester

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Commercial Team as a Broking Manager in our Manchester office. This is the perfect role for someone to build and maintain strong relationships and develop strategic partnerships with clients, colleagues and key insurance carriers. You will also act as the reference point for advice and technical expertise to the internal client servicing teams and clients regarding insurance placement.

Within this role you will be responsible for the Broking on behalf of 6 offices across the North West & Cumbria where you will manage the placement activity for a diverse portfolio of clients with bespoke and complex insurance arrangements.

We will rely on you to:

• Build and maintain strong relationships and develop strategic partnerships with key insurers whilst negotiating to achieve the best terms and deliver a first class service for clients

• Act as the reference point for advice and technical expertise to the internal client servicing teams

• Provide recommendations and advice on placement strategy, programme structure and market conditions including occasional presentations to clients where appropriate

• Fully document all quotations received and advise the Client Servicing team of all conditions

• Attend client and insurer meetings in partnership with the client service team

• Build strong relationships with insurers and seek feedback on Marsh’s service through ongoing dialogue

• Contribute to rolling risk management strategy with clients and insurers

• Maintain a detailed understanding of changing market condition and understand and comply with all compliance, professional and transparency standards to better serve clients

What you need to have:

• Proven experience of commercial insurance broking or underwriting is essential

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple enquiries simultaneously

• A good awareness of clients’ business, their business issues, insurance programmes and service plans

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Confidence to advise and negotiate.

• The ability to build, manage and develop relationships.

What makes you stand out:

• Dynamic with previous client facing experience

• The ability to remain calm under pressure and be able to work flexibly when required

• Cert CII qualified and working towards ACII is desirable

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.