Sales Agent

Ecclesiastical Insurance UK; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Your birthday off

Group Personal Pension

Bonus scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Sales Agent for their Eastleigh office to join the Business Choice Direct team. The role involves providing quotes and expert advice to prospective clients, building a pipeline, and achieving set targets. Candidates should have experience in a target-driven sales environment and strong interpersonal skills. The company offers a collaborative culture and opportunities for development, along with a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave, pension, and bonuses.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in sales, preferably in the insurance industry.
• Ability to work independently within guidelines.
• Knowledge of underwriting terms and premiums.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone-based quotes for potential clients.
• Research market options and provide relevant quotes.
• Liaise with underwriters regarding cover terms.

Skills

Target-driven sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build rapport

Organizational skills

Education

Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Insurance (or willingness to qualify)

Job description

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 (depending on experience), plus OTE potential up to £18,000.00

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Location: Eastleigh

About the role

Lloyd & Whyte, part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Sales Agent to join the Business Choice Direct (BCD) team in their Eastleigh office.

Within this role you will be an integral part of our new business team(s) in providing quotations, providing expert advice for prospective clients whilst building and maintaining your own pipeline in order to successfully meet the targets set by Ops.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK’s 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertaking telephone-based quotes with potential clients using fact find to capture data.
• Researching the market and providing quotes and information to clients relevant to the protection they require.
• Overcoming objections and promoting the key selling features of the recommended insurer.
• Liaising with underwriters to gain an idea of whether cover will be covered and on what terms to advise client.

What you’ll need to have

• Previous experience within a target-driven sales role, preferably within the insurance industry.
• Confident and capable of building rapport over the telephone to provide an excellent client experience.
• Ability to work independently, using personal judgement whilst operating within specific guidelines when reviewing underwriting terms and premiums.
• Ability to work in a regulated, compliant and client-focused environment.
• Organised, resourceful, deadline-driven and supportive of the wider team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate well verbally and in the written word, listening, relationship management and communication skills.

What makes you stand out

• Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Insurance (or willing to work towards).

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Your birthday off.
• Group Personal Pension.
• Bonus scheme.
• Holiday buy scheme.
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance.
• Enhanced sick pay and parental leave.
• Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications.
• Paid time off for volunteering.

Hear from the hiring manager

Our team here is motivated and upbeat. We support clients through the life cycle of their policy by building strong relationships, resolving queries, and working with colleagues to deliver excellent service.

Company information

Lloyd & Whyte offer a range of specialist insurance services to a variety of clients. Our specialisms range from niche scheme insurance for healthcare professionals to expert insurance for commercial motor vehicles and broker-to-broker insurance services. We also have a wide range of personal insurance services that cover homeowners from standard houses through to thatch & listed character properties and high value homes. The Lloyd & Whyte Group is split into five different client divisions which include multiple companies and brands.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26