New Business Broker (Manchester)

Gallagher; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior New Business Broker to join their fast-paced Care Team. The role involves collaborating closely with Account Executives to successfully bring new business leads to market. Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills, a thorough understanding of insurance principles, and a proven ability to analyze and present risks. Proficiency in MS Office, Acturis, and E-trade platforms is preferred. Competitive salary and robust benefits package offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of insurance principles and coverage requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Risk aware with planning and analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with Account Executives for new business leads.
• Prepare and analyze risk submissions for the market.
• Negotiate terms regarding price and policy coverage.

Skills

Negotiation

Analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Cert CII (minimum)

ACII (desired)

Tools

MS Office

Acturis

E-trade platforms

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients’ risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.

Overview

We are looking to recruit a senior new business broker to join our growing Care Team based out of our Sale office. Our Sale team is a fast‑paced, collaborative group of dynamic professionals who are all driven to succeed. If you share this attitude, we look forward to hearing from you. You will be responsible for ensuring effective broking of new business leads. Working in partnership with our Account Executives to provide a quality service to new clients by advising, arranging and securing appropriate cover to meet their demands and needs.

How you’ll make an impact

Maintain close relationships with Account Executives to successfully break new business Care leads into the open market and Delegated Authorities. Prepare risks for the market by analysing submission information. Create Market presentations and break all risks to market including complex risks, fleet, e‑trade & schemes. Negotiate terms both in respect of price and policy coverage. Produce Quote report documents & provide to Exec ahead of client meeting. Compare cover options, assess suitability and build quotations and reports as appropriate. Ensure all details of calls, correspondence and risk details updates are uploaded to Acturis. Instruct Insurers in good time, check & issue policy documentation including Certificates. Invoice, arrange finance, process card payments. Diary all outstanding matters and follow up as appropriate. Manage all account queries highlighting any concerns to line managers on time. Raise any complaints, errors or omissions with management on discovery to protect Gallagher’s reputation. Maintain and update knowledge of insurance products, services and markets as and when developments occur. Build and maintain network of contacts in both internal and external markets. Provide training and / or coaching for less experienced colleagues.

About You

Good understanding of insurance principles and the coverage, terms and conditions of transacted risk types along with the requirements of the niche sectors in which we operate. Risk aware with strong planning and analytical skills along with accuracy and high attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with clients, insurers, team members and management. Ability to ask relevant questions to identify client needs. Adept at negotiating to achieve the desired result. Professional and empathetic with team members, internal and external clients, even in conflict situations, maintaining confidentiality and integrity at all times. Self‑motivated with strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop a high performing team. Results oriented mindset, able to delegate with defined, clear objectives, expectations and priorities. Able to plan and organise, multi‑tasking to support several lines of enquiry within a regulated, measurable framework to achieve SLAs. Proficiency in using MS Office, Acturis and E‑trade platforms. Aligned with Gallagher vision, values and strategy. Willingness to achieve Cert CII as minimum and work towards ACII. Eligible to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy extra days. Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to. Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x. Income protection, well cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up. Health cash plan or Private medical insurance. Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year; Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount; Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan; Critical illness cover; Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally; Season ticket loan; Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase; Emergency back‑up family care; And many more.

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities, experiences, and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with

• If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion / belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. TPBN1_UKTJ