Insurance Advisor

2117GB00 A-Plan Holdings (Unlimited); Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday

Life Assurance up to 4x salary

Income protection

Contributory pension scheme

Healthcare Cashplan

Employee discounts

Job summary

Howden Consumer & Local Commercial is hiring an Insurance New Business Advisor to join the team. You will contribute to securing new business from various sectors, building relationships with clients and delivering tailored insurance solutions.

The role includes on-site training, workshops and coaching to support on-the-job development and industry qualifications. We look for entrepreneurial individuals with a passion for sales, relationship building and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record in sales and securing new business.

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.

We are actively looking for an Insurance New Business Advisor to join our Howden Consumer & Local Commercial team. This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful organisation, where you will be provided with full training on the job and the opportunity to gain industry recognised qualifications.

About you:

We are seeking individuals with a demonstrated track record in sales and securing new business from any sector. You should possess a strong mindset and a passion for delighting and winning clients. We offer on-site training, workshops, coaching and will support you through industry qualifications. You will enjoy having conversations with people, listening and building relationships as it’s important that we really get to know our clients and understand their requirements. You have awesome problem‑solving skills – all of our clients are totally unique, so we need to come up with tailor‑made solutions as we don’t have a "one size fits all" approach. You will have a passion and entrepreneurial mindset. Many of our most successful business opportunities have come from team members with a passion for the subject – whether that’s equine insurance, campervans, motorhomes, classic cars, motorbikes, marine, fine art, etc. Loving what you do, means you will be knowledgeable, be able to build rapport quickly and be able to provide clients with the best solution. You will be ambitious. We promote within, everyone in a leadership position started out as an Insurance Advisor – We give you all the tools, all we ask from you is the desire to succeed.

Rewards:

• 22 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 – 5% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• 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 a range of insurance polices through Howden at discounted rates
• 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. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Contract type

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.