Senior Account Handler

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing major Insurance Broker in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Account Handler to manage large Corporate clients. The role focuses on client relationship development, technical insurance expertise, and offers a flexible Hybrid working model. The ideal candidate will have strong capabilities in commercial insurance, excellent organisational skills, and a desire to enhance client relationships.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Flexible working model

Qualifications

• Good all round Commercial insurance experience with technical knowledge across a range of classes of business.
• A desire to develop strong client and Insurer relationships.
• The ability to support colleagues in a close team environment.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle the day-to-day service provided to clients, ensuring the highest level of service.
• Liaise with the Client Management team to understand client's business and insurance requirements.
• Attend client meetings and visits to clients.
• Identify potential improvements in client risk and make recommendations.
• Negotiate renewal terms and support the Broking function.
• Preparation of comprehensive marketing presentations.
• Build and develop effective working relationships with Insurers.
• Provide ongoing communication with the client.

Skills

Commercial insurance experience

Technical knowledge across classes of business

Client relationship development

Organisational skills

Job description

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An experienced Senior Commercial Account Handler is required by a growing major Insurance Broker to deal with its large Corporate Clients.

You will work alongside the Client Executives on an established and varied portfolio of large Corporate clients across a large number of sectors within the UK, and you will have lots of exciting opportunities to grow existing client relationships.

The role enables you to have more time with clients and to be able to focus on technical excellence. Your clients will typically require bespoke Insurance programmes and associated risk management and risk transfer services.

Our Client is successfully operating a flexible Hybrid working model.

To be successful in this Senior Commercial Account Handler role you will demonstrate:

• Good all round Commercial insurance experience with technical knowledge across a range of classes of business
• A desire to develop strong client and Insurer relationships
• The ability to support colleagues in a close team environment
• Excellent organisational skills

Our Client offers an attractive benefits package and a proven interest in career development within a proactive team environment which all means that this really is an opportunity for you to utilise your experience and progress.

Areas of Responsibility of this Senior Commercial Account Handler role include:

• Handle the day-to-day service provided to clients, ensuring the highest level of service, whilst supporting them with technical advice on their cover.
• Liaise with the Client Management team to fully understand the client's business and insurance requirements.
• Attend client meetings and visits to clients, such as the client pre-renewal and renewal meeting, or supporting on Insurer surveys.
• Identify potential improvements in client risk and Insurance programme design and make recommendations.
• Negotiate renewal terms, mid-term adjustments and cover extensions - fully support the Broking function to achieve optimum solution for the client.
• Preparation of comprehensive marketing presentations, including preparing cover comparisons.
• Build and develop effective working relationships with Insurers.
• Provide on-going communication with the client following queries/alterations.