Account Handler (Personal Lines)
Downpatrick
£negotiable DOE Plus Bonus/Commission
Your new employer?
Our client is an ambitious and growing brokerage firm who are looking to attract talented and experienced Account Handler (Personal Lines) to join the team in their next stage of growth. This role is suitable for account handlers who are both willing to do 5 days per week in office once a full return is in place. Or alternatively, there is flexibility for candidates who wish to remain in a hybrid 2/3 day split. you will join a team of circa 8-10 other personal lines handlers and will have the support of senior management and team leads to assist on any challenging aspects of the role.
In the new role you will be responsible for providing quotations, renewals, mid-term adjustments and amendments on policies ranging from £100’s to £1000’s. You will be expected to deal with all types of customers professionally and efficiently to meet their needs and expectations.
Our client is looking for people to provide the highest standards of customer care for both new and existing clients. If you consider yourself to have an entrepreneurial flair for generating new business and achieving your business goals, then we will want to hear from you.
Ideally you will be an account handler with previous personal lines experience in a broking environment, have achieved or are on the way to achieving Cert II and have experience with Open GI or a similar CMS.
If you are energetic, enthusiastic about developing your career and want to work in a truly supportive environment, where the door to senior management is always open, then this will be the role for you.
What will I be responsible for?
You will provide a complete professional service to new prospects, existing clients and your account executives in respect of quotations, adjustments, renewals and claims.
Your standard work duties include:
- Negotiating with underwriters to find the best price
- Advising clients on risk management/mitigation
- Working to deadlines for renewals
- Ensure efficiency and streamlined workflows where possible in your process
- Support senior staff when required
To fit within our client’s work culture and be able to demonstrate you have similar work ethics and ethos, you will likely be able to prove the following:
- Minimum of 2 years’ account handling experience in personal lines role
- Experience within a broking environment (preferable)
- Experience handling your own accounts (preferrable)
- Working knowledge of Open GI (preferable)
- Professional qualification – CII or working towards professional Insurance qualifications
How do I apply?
Send your most up-to-date, MS WORD formatted CV to our Principal Consultant Fionntán Gamble, who will be in touch with you to provide you with further information. Please note, this role is only open to candidates who have prior and relevant INSURANCE industry experience.
