Trainee Client Advisor - Insurance

Marsh & McLennan Companies; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance broker is seeking a Trainee/Associate Client Advisor in Haywards Heath. The successful candidate will support a team in managing insurance programs and advising clients on risk management. This role offers an opportunity to learn within a structured training program and allows for professional development in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have strong business acumen and a relevant educational background.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Hybrid work options

Qualifications

• Strong educational background required.
• Right to Work in the UK or Republic of Ireland without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Complete Insurance Practitioner qualifications from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
• Support Marsh Education Client Executives with insurance renewals.
• Request and review underwriting information for clients.
• Prepare and submit market presentations in consultation with Client Executives.
• Utilize online trading systems to negotiate renewal terms.
• Collaborate to prepare client renewal reports.
• Produce and review insurer documentation.
• Comment on Indemnity and Insurance clauses.

Skills

Business acumen

Problem-solving skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Education

A-Level qualifications or equivalent

Job description

Trainee/Associate Client Advisor

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Education Team in Haywards Heath office as a Trainee/Associate Client Advisor. This is the perfect role for someone with a strong educational background with ambitions to join an established, market leading insurance broker.

Within this role you will have the opportunity to join our exciting Education practice, where you will be supporting a team of experts on selecting and acquiring the optimum insurance programme; as well as working with a team of experienced Client Advisors and Executives on understanding our clients’ business, the challenges they face, their risks, and what value looks like for them. As you progress through the training programme, you will then be in a position to learn how to advise on the best course of action for our clients risk managementand work with the broking teams to manage and optimize our value proposition.

Working within an established team as part of a prominent global broker allows you to further develop your career whilst allow opening the door to myriad of opportunities in the future with Marsh.

What can you expect?

• The opportunity to join a growing and highly successful team working with independent schools and academies on bespoke and complex insurance arrangements

• A team that strive to deliver best practice, market leading service and solutions with a focus on client service excellence

• To build and maintain an excellent rapport with our clients, providers and colleagues across Marsh

• Excellent training and development with the ongoing career opportunities

We will count on you to:

• Complete Insurance Practitioner qualifications, achieving accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute

• Support Marsh Education Client Executives regarding placement strategy for insurance renewals and administer mid-term changes to risk

• Request and review underwriting information on behalf of Education clients and understand their requirements

• Prepare and submit accurate market presentations and slips in consultation with the Client Executives.

• Utilise Marsh online trading systems to collate and negotiate renewal terms with existing and prospective insurers

• Collaborate with Client Executives and Placement Teams to prepare client renewal reports

• Produce and/or request insurer documentation

• Review and comment on Indemnity and Insurance clauses

What you need to have:

• A-Level qualifications (or equivalent) or have completed higher education

• Right to Work in the UK or Republic of Ireland (no visa sponsorship provided)

What makes you stand out:

• Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work in teams and cultivate relationships

• A strong ambition to build a career with the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail]. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.