Sales Executive (Insurance)

Jensten; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension with 5% employer matched

Flex-benefits

Group Life Assurance

Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave

Study support for professional quals

Perks at work discounts

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

Henry Seymour & Co, part of the Jensten Group, is seeking a Sales Executive to join our Sutton team. You will handle inbound enquiries, provide guidance on insurance solutions like Tradesman, Hair & Beauty, and Business Professionals, and build a career in insurance sales.

You will start full time in the office with hybrid working up to two days per week after training, aiming for July 2026 start. The role emphasizes customer service, policy setups, and proactive follow-ups to close

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in pursuing CII qualifications.
• Experience in delivering strong customer service and sales support.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound enquiries and identify customers’ insurance needs.
• Prepare quotations and set up suitable business insurance policies.
• Follow up on quotations and warm leads with proactive outbound calls.
• Deliver excellent customer service, adhering to FCA guidelines and company standards.
• Take payments securely and maintain accurate records of interactions.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service

Sales mindset

Education

CII qualifications (study support)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Henry Seymour & Co (part of the Jensten Group) have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Executive to join our well-established team in Sutton.

While Jensten has recently celebrated becoming a 1,000‑strong organisation, Henry Seymour & Co is home to a close-knit team of around 20 friendly colleagues. This role sits within our successful and fast-growing Digital Schemes division, where you’ll support commercial customers across a range of insurance products, including Tradesmen, Hair & Beauty, and Business Professionals.

You’ll start full time in the office, with hybrid working (up to two days per week from home) available once training is complete. The start date for this role will be July 2026.

Key objectives & responsibilities will include:

• Handling inbound enquiries and identifying customers’ insurance needs
• Providing clear and accurate guidance, preparing quotations, and setting up suitable business insurance policies
• Following up on previous quotations and warm leads by making proactive outbound calls
• Delivering excellent customer service, ensuring fair treatment of customers and adhering to all FCA guidelines and company standards
• Taking payments securely and maintaining accurate records throughout every interaction

About You

This is a fantastic role for someone who is motivated by sales, enjoys speaking with customers, and is looking to build a long-term career in insurance. Whether you already have experience in insurance or come from another professional sales or customer service environment, we’d love to hear from you.

You will also bring:

Confident verbal and written communication skills

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• A genuine interest in developing your career within the insurance/broking sector
• A desire to work towards CII qualifications (ideally)
• Previous experience in a professional office environment (advantageous but not essential)

Rewards & Benefits

When you join us,you can expecta supportive cultureandanattractive range ofrewards and benefitswhich include:

• 27 days annual leave (includes a day off for your birthday and another for a religious holiday of your choice) + bank holidays
• Auto enrolment into our excellent pension scheme (5% employer matched contribution)
• Flex-benefits- A range of flexible benefits to choose from, that are most important to you
• Group Life Assurance cover
• 3 months Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave all fully paid
• Professional qualification study support relevant to your role and career
• Perks at work- amazing discounts on cinema tickets, meals out, luxury items etc.
• Holiday purchase scheme- up to 5 days annually

About Us

Catering to the unique needs of salons, clinics, gyms, spas, and mobile or freelance therapists under its long-established Salon Gold brand, Henry Seymour & Co proudly holds the mantle as the market leader in insurance within the hair and beauty industry. The business also extends its specialist expertise to the trade, construction and professional sectors with a strong reputation through its Tradesman Saver and Professional Saver brands.

Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace—combining scale, expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Operating through six specialist divisions—Network Broking, Regional Broking, Schemes Broking, Specialist Lines, London Market Broking, and Underwriting—we deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third-party broking partners.

Thanks to a combination of strong organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing over £650 million GWP into the market. We employ more than 1,000 people across 35 locations and work with 85 entrepreneurial franchise holders across the UK.

We fill the gap between large consolidators and local brokers—offering the scale and capability to compete at the highest level, while maintaining the agility, culture, and client focus of a truly independent business.

And that’s why you should join us.