Commercial Account Executive

897 Brown & Brown (Europe) Limited; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Death in Service

Job summary

897 Brown & Brown (Europe) Limited in East Grinstead is seeking a Commercial Account Executive to build a personal portfolio and drive new business growth. You will be supported by a dedicated broking and claims team to win and service clients.

The role focuses on developing a personal pipeline, adding introducers, advising on quotations, and ensuring client coverage aligns with needs while maintaining compliant practices. A competitive base salary plus bonus is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Commercial Insurance sales or broking.
• Ability to build and manage a personal new business pipeline.
• Experience advising on quotations and renewals.

Responsibilities

• Developing a personal pipeline of new business
• Adding new introducers to your network
• Advising clients on New Business Quotations, coverage requirements and renewals
• Working with clients to expand and develop their coverage
• Liaising with the broking and support team to ensure documentation is accurate
• Working in a compliant and timely manner on all cases
• Ensuring income and retention targets are achieved and maintained
• Collaborating with management to achieve business objectives and develop colleagues

Job description

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

Commercial Account Executive

Job title: Commercial Account Executive
Location: East Grinstead
Salary: competitive basic salary + bonus

Due to our consistent growth over the last few years, and to continue to keep pushing forward, we are looking for a New Business focused Account Executive to join the team to build their own portfolio, to be based out of our office in East Grinstead.

You’ll be fully supported by their dedicated and highly experienced broking support and claims team to ensure you can focus on what you do best, winning and looking after clients.

Responsibilities

• Developing a personal pipeline of new business
• Adding new introducers to your network
• Advising clients on New Business Quotations, coverage requirements and ultimately through to their renewals
• Working with clients to expand and develop their coverage to ensure they have the right cover
• Liaising with the broking and support team to ensure all documentation is accurate
• Working in a compliant and timely manner on all cases.
• Ensuring income and subsequently retention targets are achieved and maintained.
• Working with the management team to achieve business objectives and support with the development of colleagues

What’s on offer

• A highly competitive basic salary + bonus and all the normal benefits (Pension, Death in Service etc.)
• A fantastic environment that is built around looking after clients requirements and supporting staff at all levels.
• A full broking and claims team to support you on getting things done.
• We’ll also fully support your professional development (including funded qualifications)

Experience

• A proven track record across the range of Commercial Insurance market and be looking for somewhere to set up shop to build a personal portfolio and put down roots, now you are part of a forever business.

Skills

• high level communication (Verbal, Written Video), negotiation, influencing, sales, stakeholder management, delegation and IT skills with a client first mindset.
• You should also be confident in dealing with stakeholders at all levels particularly board level.

Eligibility

• A full driving licence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.

Founded in 1939 as a small, two-partner firm, Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) and our team of companies have grown into one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages while staying true to our foundation of trust, resilience and delivering results. With a team that is as connected locally as it is globally, our high-performing, highly collaborative team delivers innovative risk and insurance solutions.

We look for individuals who embrace our culture, thrive in a collaborative environment, are driven to grow and succeed and are committed to always doing what is right. With a unique culture built on integrity, superior capabilities and grit, we value teamwork, trust and courage. We think of ourselves as a team, so we have teammates- not employees, and leaders- not managers. Everything we do is about the greater “WE”- never “me.” While diverse in abilities and experience, we are all connected through our core values, a commitment to our local communities and a shared mission- always doing what is best for our customers.