New Placement Business Broker

The Ardonagh Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in Manchester is seeking an experienced New Placement Business Broker to drive negotiations and placement of cross-class commercial risks. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in commercial broking and excellent negotiation skills. This dynamic role offers the potential to build significant relationships in the market, making it ideal for professionals ready to advance their careers.

Qualifications

• Solid experience placing commercial risks across multiple lines.
• Strong insurer relationships and up-to-date market knowledge.
• Confidence in negotiating complex deals and navigating insurer appetites.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate placement of new business across various commercial lines.
• Build and manage relationships with both insurers and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to brokers, providing market insight.
• Leverage knowledge of the regional market to identify placement opportunities.
• Stay current with market conditions, appetite changes and insurer capabilities.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Technical ability in commercial broking

Market insight

Relationship management

Solutions-focused mindset

Education

CII qualifications (or working towards them)

Job description

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At Everywhen (formerly Ardonagh Advisory), we exist to reimagine the way commercial insurance is delivered. Our focus? Enabling entrepreneurial brokers to thrive, backed by the scale and strength of one of the UK’s largest independent insurance groups.

We’re now looking for an experienced New Business Placement Broker to join our Manchester team, with a focus on placing and negotiating cross-class commercial risks across the regional and national market.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a key member of our placement team, you’ll be working closely with our network of broking partners and the wider market to secure the best possible terms for new commercial business. This is a fast-paced, deal-driven role requiring strong technical ability, confident negotiation skills, and a solutions-focused mindset.

• Negotiate placement of new business across a variety of commercial lines (property, casualty, combined, and more).
• Build and manage relationships with both insurers and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to brokers and account executives, providing market insight and placement strategies.
• Leverage your knowledge of the regional market to identify placement opportunities and create tailored solutions for clients.
• Stay current with market conditions, appetite changes, and insurer capabilities.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring a strong foundation in commercial broking, with experience placing mid to large cross-class risks into the open market. This role is ideal for someone currently in a similar placement role or a senior account handler/broker ready to take the next step.

• Solid experience placing commercial risks across multiple lines.
• Strong insurer relationships and up-to-date market knowledge.
• Confidence in negotiating complex deals and navigating insurer appetites.
• A collaborative approach – able to work closely with internal teams and external markets.
• CII qualifications (or working towards them) would be a plus.

Everywhen is an equal opportunities employer, with a growing and thriving diversity, equity and inclusion strategy; we are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received.