Senior Commercial Account Handler

Employment Specialists Ltd; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Commercial Account Handler to join a growing Corporate team in Essex. The role involves managing multi-class insurance portfolios and building strong client and insurer relationships. The ideal candidate will have substantial commercial insurance experience and negotiation skills, along with a desire to thrive in a flexible working environment. The position offers an attractive benefits package including excellent pension and medical cover.

Benefits

Excellent pension and Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Commercial Account Handler.
• Desire to develop strong client relationships.
• Technical knowledge across a range of classes of business.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of multi-class insurance clients.
• Ensure adequacy of insurance cover.
• Resolve client enquiries in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain client and insurer relationships.

Skills

Commercial insurance experience

Negotiation skills

Organisational skills

Ability to support colleagues

Job description

This position ideally requires experience of working as a Commercial Account Handler on a wide range of Commercial Insurance risks, as you'll be dealing with some major Clients.

Employment Specialists are pleased to be working alongside a well-respected name within the Insurance Industry and are looking to recruit an additional Senior Commercial Account Handler for their growing Corporate team.

There is a successful flexible working pattern in operation, including working from home.

To be successful in the 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
• Well-developed negotiation skills
• 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:

• Placing multi-class programmes of insurance for a portfolio clients
• Ensuring the adequacy and appropriateness of cover
• Checking the accuracy of policy documentation
• Resolving client enquiries in a friendly, professional and timely manner
• Providing effective day to day management of the client relationship
• Undertaking renewal broking exercises
• Negotiating with insurers
• Liaising with the Account Executive
• Developing and maintaining strong client and insurer relationships
• Providing technical expertise across a broad range of Commercial insurance business
• Occasional client visits in support of the Account Executive

Benefits include:

• Excellent pension and Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Holiday of 25day & Bank Holidays with option to buy up to 5 more days
• Flexible Benefits Scheme