New Business Account Handler

Stride Resource Management Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Stride Resource Management Ltd in Birmingham is seeking an organised broker support to join two New Business Account Executives in turning enquiries into placed commercial insurance.

You will handle the broking process, liaise with insurers, obtain quotations, and manage administration across a range of risks, including church and religious organisation business, with a hybrid work pattern.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial insurance broking.
• Comfort dealing with insurers and obtaining quotations.
• Ability to manage several enquiries at different stages.
• Experience with churches or religious organisations is useful.

Responsibilities

• Support two New Business Account Executives with placement and admin of new commercial insurance enquiries.
• Handle day-to-day broking, approaching insurers, obtaining quotations, negotiating terms.
• Work with a broad range of commercial clients from small to more involved risks.
• Gain exposure to church and religious organisation insurance alongside traditional commercial risks.
• Take ownership of the administration involved in getting new business placed, ensuring documentation, quotations and policy information are accurate and completed promptly.
• Work closely with Account Executives and insurers to progress enquiries and help secure new clients.

Skills

Commercial broking

Account handling

Insurer liaison

Organisation

Job description

Work closely with two New Business Account Executives, taking responsibility for the broking and administration that turns new enquiries into placed commercial insurance business. You'll handle a varied range of risks, deal directly with insurers and play an important part in getting new clients on cover.

This opportunity is with an established independent insurance broker around Birmingham, where you'll join an office of around 20 people. The business works with commercial clients across a broad range of industries, including a significant amount of church and religious organisation business. You'll spend Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the office, with the remaining two days working from home.

The opportunity

• Work alongside two New Business Account Executives, supporting them with the placement and administration of new commercial insurance enquiries.
• Handle the day-to-day broking process, approaching insurers, obtaining quotations, negotiating terms and preparing information for clients.
• Work with a broad range of commercial businesses, from smaller straightforward risks through to more involved insurance requirements.
• Gain exposure to specialist church and religious organisation insurance, alongside more traditional commercial risks.
• Take ownership of the administration involved in getting new business placed, ensuring documentation, quotations and policy information are accurate and completed promptly.
• Work closely with the Account Executives and insurers to progress enquiries, resolve queries and help secure new clients.
• Become part of a relatively small office where you'll work directly with the people bringing in the business and see the results of your contribution.

Who would suit it?

• You'll have experience in commercial insurance broking, ideally as an Account Handler or in a similar technical broking role.
• You'll be comfortable dealing with insurers, obtaining quotations and working through the placement of commercial insurance risks.
• You'll enjoy the variety of new business broking, where different enquiries require different approaches and there are deadlines to manage.
• You'll be organised, accurate and able to manage several enquiries at different stages without losing track of the detail.
• You'll enjoy working closely with Account Executives and contributing to the successful placement of new business.
• Previous experience with churches or religious organisations would be useful, although knowledge of general commercial insurance is more important.

The package

• Up to £35,000, flexible depending on your commercial insurance experience
• Hybrid working, with three days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) and two days working from home.
• Free on-site parking.