Account Executive

Join to apply for the Account Executive role at Lloyd & Whyte Salary: Circa £45,000 plus on target earnings Working hours: 35 per week Duration: Permanent Location: Gloucester About The Role Lloyd & Whyte, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Account Executive to join our Community Broking team in our Gloucester office. An exciting opportunity to join a brand new branch in our Gloucester office. Community Broking are expanding and developing a new business in Gloucester, an extension on their existing 7 branches across the South West and South Wales. This is a unique chance to be part of the growth of the business, with great opportunities for development. As an Account Executive, you will deliver sales income targets through effective sales and relationship management techniques. Conducting effective client review meetings with existing and new clients to maximise business opportunities supporting the business strategy. What You'll Be Doing Provide professional support and advice to clients by delivering exceptional levels of service, providing holistic insurance reviews whilst maximising appropriate cross selling opportunities, to ultimately exceed client expectations and ensure individual needs are met. Identification of new prospects, decision makers and tender dates, using own research being proactive to outbound call and run individual national and regional campaigns. Where appropriate, provide a comprehensive search of the market to ensure a competitive products are offered in accordance with the clients’ needs Ongoing focus on relationship management with existing key clients through client review meetings and other forms of communication. Work with underwriters to administer new business policies within company guidelines. What You'll Need To Have Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Insurance. Proven experience in and expert knowledge of the UK commercial insurance industry. Confident ability to communicate, manage relationships and build rapport with clients face to face to provide an excellent client experience. Ability to work in a regulated, compliant and client focused environment. Resourceful, organised and deadline driven with good time management and self-motivation. What Makes You Stand Out Chartered Insurance Institute Diploma in Insurance (or willing to work towards). What We Offer 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Your birthday off Group Personal Pension Bonus scheme A holiday buy scheme An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance Enhanced sick pay and parental leave Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications Paid time off for volunteering Lloyd & Whyte offer a range of specialist insurance services to a variety of clients. Our specialisms range from niche scheme insurance for Healthcare professionals to expert insurance for commercial motor vehicles and professional broker-to-broker insurance services. We also have a wide range of personal insurance services that cover homeowners from standard houses through to thatch & listed character properties and high value homes. The Lloyd & Whyte Group is split into five different client divisions which include multiple companies and brands. Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size. We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135‑year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better. At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone. If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr