Job Description
Christie Insurance specialises in seven sectors: Retail, Care, Childcare & Education, Hotels, Pubs & Restaurants, Leisure, and Healthcare (Dental, Pharmacies, GP practices). Christie Insurance is proud to be part of Christie Group plc, a leading business services group with 38 offices across the UK and Europe. Being part of a larger group enables us to source leads and referrals from clients across the group and source external leads of our own. We are committed to providing quality advice-led services, and our focus will remain on being an independent broker (we are not an aggregator).
You may have been part of a large Business Protection team, come from an Independent Financial Advisory firm (IFA), or come from another Commercial Insurance Broker. We are offering the chance to join a small team of like-minded people who have a passion for securing new clients and providing them with a range of business protection products. Our products include Life Assurance, Key Person Insurance, Shareholder Protection Insurance, and Employee Benefits (non-investment protection insurance).
As you would expect from this role, you will need to successfully secure new clients and cross-selling a range of business protection products to existing clients. These products include Life Assurance, Key Person Insurance, Shareholder Protection Insurance, and Employee Benefits (non-investment protection insurance). You will have excellent knowledge and understanding of a range of products and how to tailor your advice to meet clients' needs. This is a real opportunity to work in a small independent commercial insurance broker with huge ambition, where quality advice and knowledge are paramount in maintaining the trust, our clients have in us.
We're looking for someone who understands the importance of delivering on commitments and deadlines. If you are ambitious, care about your clients, and want to make a big impact in the organisation, we would love to talk to you.
We recognise the need for a life-work balance, so we are committed to continuing to work in a flexible hybrid way. After an initial training phase, you will typically work 2 days at home and 3 days in the office, and of course, this might need to be flexed around client visits, etc.
Purpose of the role:
- To secure new clients through the sale of general insurance policies
- Develop your reputation internally and externally as a professional, knowledgeable broker
- Develop and maintain relationships with insurers
Skills and experience:
- You would typically have solid experience as an advisor in commercial insurance.
- To have a well-founded understanding of the fundamentals of Insurance, its legal context and the operation of the Insurance Marketplace
- Demonstrable success in providing telephone-based advice in sales
- Mirror the same telephone skills in face-to-face meetings
- Able to manage high volumes of enquiries
- To maintain consistent conversion rates in quoting and selling to new clients
- Project a professional and competent image, with an engaging and friendly manner, over the telephone and face-to-face.
- Strong relationship-building, influencing and team-building skills
- Experience maintaining a client-led approach
- Have Cert CII or be prepared to work towards a Cert/Diploma from CII
What we can offer
- Commission (achievable premium targets)
- 25 days holiday
- Flexible Working
- Company Sick Pay
- Income Protection if you fall ill
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Learning and development opportunities (CII Cert/Dip - subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 'Plumm' - career and life coaching
- A real ability to influence the direction of the business.
Please note, we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship at this moment in time
If you are interested in this role or require further information please contact caroline.bixby@christie.com