Senior Account Handler

hireful; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broker network based in Birmingham is looking for a Relationship Manager to build and maintain key broker relationships. Candidates must have over 5 years of commercial insurance experience and strong communication and sales skills. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible hybrid working environment with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Death in Service benefit

Company pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Flexible benefits package

Wide range of discounts and employee welfare packages

Volunteering day opportunity

Professional study options and apprenticeships

Qualifications

• 5+ years plus commercial insurance placement experience.
• Able to work in a small team unsupervised.
• Desire to progress within the PIB Group.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key network members.
• Develop strategies and goals for account management.
• Provide day-to-day support and service to brokers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong sales skills

Strong technical competence

Ability to find a solution

Education

Progressions to ACII preferred

Tools

Knowledge of Acturis

Job description

Cobra Network is an award-winning broker network, with a growing membership of independent brokers. Since 2003, we’ve remained focused on helping independent brokers meet their challenges and open up new opportunities.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team, reporting into our Birmingham office, offering a hybrid working arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains relationship with key existing network members
• Works towards department targets.
• Develops strategies and goals for the development and management of these accounts, in collaboration with Broking Desk manager
• Serves as the primary contact for members and provides day-to-day support, service and advice to brokers.
• Liaises with brokers and other colleagues to ensure all relevant information is gathered in the preparation of annual renewals and endorsements.
• Understands brokers needs and applies knowledge of risks and the insurance market to find and arrange suitable insurance coverage and policies; acts in the interest of the clients and offers products from more than one insurer to secure the optimal insurance solution.
• May identify, develop and close new sales opportunities by creating demand and awareness of the organization's products among existing brokers.
• Responsibilities are within the Insurance Broking Relationship Management Function as a generalist or in a combination of Disciplines

Qualifications

• Progressions to ACII preferred but not essential

Experience

• 5 years plus commercial insurance placement experience
• Knowledge of Acturis

Competence

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong sales skills
• Strong technical competence
• The ability to find a solution
• A desire to exceed all budgets
• Able to work in a small team unsupervised
• Able to meet deadlines with communication along the way to all parties
• A desire to progress within the PIB Group

Further information

As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits:

• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
• Referral schemes
• Discounted rates on PIB products
• We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
• If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
• We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
• PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
• Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
• PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.

We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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