Insurance Consultant

Insurance Consultant

Location: Oxted

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive (dependent on skills and experience) + bonus + company benefits

Towergate Insurance provides over 200 specialist policies from nearly 100 offices across the UK. From businesses, properties, passions, and most things in between, our advisors work together with the UK's leading insurers to provide expert advice and speak the language of our customers to provide competitive protection that best suits their needs. At the heart of all our work is knowing our stuff, being an open book, creating great partnerships and sharing the passions of our customers.

Building on the success of their existing account team, they now have an exciting opportunity for a Insurance Consultant to join their SME team in Oxted.

You will need to be determined, positive and self-motivated with excellent communication and negotiation skills. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with a natural ability to build rapport.

We are very interested in speaking to candidates from a wide background who have the attitude to be a successful Insurance Consultant but experience within a commercial insurance is a real advantage. This is a great position working in a supportive and friendly team.

What will I be doing?

You will be providing outstanding customer service to a portfolio of clients, increasing retention and enhancing revenue streams.

• Maximise client business retention by efficient/prompt handling of all matters, day to day enquiries, renewals etc., and by building strong relationships with the clients that you manage.
• Supporting and working alongside account executives on a range of clients.
• Review insurer placements to ensure that best advice is offered at all times
• To ensure clients are offered appropriate premium payment options
• Maintain and increase profit from existing client bank as evidenced by retention rates and commission
• Cross selling on existing client database
• To handle client's enquiries from own and team's client account ensuring that all client instructions are handled promptly and accurately
• Assisting Account Executives with production of New Business and Renewal presentation

What will I need?

• Experience working within Commercial Insurance - desirable
• Previously worked within a telephony/sales role- essential
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent organisational, administrative, forward planning and team working skills
• A flair for communication, building relationships and influencing others

If you are interested in this role, please click "apply"