Client Executive - Insurance (Education Team)

National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and inclusive team as a Client Executive, where you'll manage and grow client relationships in the Education sector. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, providing tailored risk management and insurance solutions. You'll lead program design, negotiate fees, and strive for market-leading service. With a focus on professional development and a supportive culture, this role is perfect for those who thrive in client-facing environments and are passionate about making a difference. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to a leading global insurance broker and risk advisor.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leadership

Inclusive culture

Career opportunities

Well-being benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in insurance, preferably in Commercial lines.
• Strong relationship building and management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients in the Education sector.
• Identify strategies for clients' risk management and insurance needs.

Skills

Insurance experience

Relationship management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Education

Cert CII qualification

Working towards ACII

Job description

Client Executive

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

Do you enjoy working with clients to build strong working relationships? Do you enjoy providing the best service possible for clients? Then the Client Executive opportunity may be of interest to you.

You will manage and grow a portfolio of clients and prospective clients from across the UK Education sector. You will identify and agree strategies for each clients' risk management, risk financing and insurance needs and objectives as well as working with clients to maximise the business opportunities and broaden the product offering.

We will count on you to:

• Manage an allocated portfolio of clients across the Education sector
• Identify and agree strategies for each clients' risk management, risk financing and insurance needs and objectives
• Work with clients to maximise the business opportunities and broaden the product offering
• Lead programme design activities through to sign off
• Produce budget proposals for client and negotiate fees
• Host client and Insurer meetings in conjunction with specialist broker and client service teams
• Strive to deliver best practice, market-leading service and solutions for all clients
• Prospect and win new clients

What you need to have:

• Proven Insurance experience, preferably within Commercial lines, however, Personal lines experience will also be considered
• Experience of working with Education related clients would be beneficial, but not essential
• Strong relationship building and relationship management skills are essential
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills are essential
• Analytical and problem solving skills will be beneficial

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.

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.