Insurance Advisor

Howden Group Holdings; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Life Assurance up to 4x salary

Income protection

Contributory pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Discounts on UK benefits

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Howden Group Holdings seeks an Insurance Agent to join the New Business Team at Highworth Insurance. You will drive new client acquisition, negotiate terms with insurers, and build lasting relationships while delivering excellent service and solutions tailored to client needs.

You will collaborate with introducers and Directors, staying curious and consultative to identify opportunities, learn daily, and adapt to changing client requirements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and building relationships within the Insurance sector.
• Passion for excellent customer service and winning new clients.
• Experience negotiating terms and premiums with insurers.
• Tenacious, curious, and able to identify opportunities for best outcomes.
• Willing to learn, consultative, able to question, and actively listen to understand client needs.

Responsibilities

• Drive new clients for Highworth Insurance as part of the New Business Team.
• Work closely with introducers and Directors to achieve objectives.
• Advise on products and solutions by understanding client requirements.
• Explain terms and premiums and negotiate with insurers to secure outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and partners.

Skills

Relationship building

Negotiation

Customer service

Business curiosity

Active listening

Job description

Who are we? Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden. With a no limits approach, we can rise to any challenge. Whatever the question, the concern, or the risk, we can get the right people in a room and find the right answer. Our collective power is also helping us to change the insurance narrative – doing right by our clients while using insurance as a tool to build resilience for individuals, businesses and communities. From pro bono work to insuring COVID-19 vaccine development to de-risking the carbon market, we’re using our skills, knowledge, and networks to make a difference and speed positive change in the world around us.

We are actively looking for an Insurance Agent to join our growing New Business Team at Highworth Insurance. This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful arm of the business and develop your experience and career within High-net-worth and Non-Standard Insurance. You will be responsible driving new clients and working closely with introducers and Directors to achieve objectives.

About you: You will have experience developing and building relationships within the Insurance sector. You must have a passion for excellent customer service and winning new clients. You will have experience in negotiating terms and premiums with insurers You will be tenacious and have a business curiosity, as this will allow you to identify and explore opportunities to drive the best possible outcome You are willing to learn, as every day will be different You are consultative, have the ability to question effectively and will be an active listener, you will take the time to fully understand client requirements and be able to advise on products and solutions – thinking about client needs and referring identified opportunities.

Rewards:

We believe that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that’s why we offer:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing through length of service
• A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind: Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen
• Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury
• Contributory pension scheme – 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025
• Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits
• Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from: Discounts on gym membership across the UK
• Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase
• Access to discounted personal health policies – Critical illness, private medical, dental plans
• A range of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles
• Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts

What do we offer in return? A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us: Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations.

Permanent Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.