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Account Director

Burton Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a respected insurance broker, is seeking a driven Account Director to join their team due to ongoing success.
  • The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in a comparable position within commercial general insurance, preferably in a broker or insurer environment.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for generating new business, performing fact-finds with prospects, and closing deals to sign new clients.
  • The position offers a competitive salary with uncapped commission and opportunities for internal progression.
  • Candidates with excellent communication skills, confidence in negotiation, and experience with Acturis will be highly regarded.

Due to ongoing success, our client, a highly respected insurance broker, is actively seeking a tenacious, customer focused and results-driven Account Directorto complement their team. You’ll be working closely with a dedicated and capable Account Handling team, who will be there to help and achieve the desired goals.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Generate new business.
  • Perform fact-finds with your prospects to understand their business and scalability.
  • Be able to close the deal and sign the prospect as a new client.
  • Continue to build long-lasting, highly credible relationships with all clients you sign, as you will continue to be their point of contact moving forwards
  • Be motivated to develop new business opportunities by networking and growing your portfolio, whilst still maintaining exceptional standards of relationship management with your existing clients
  • Excellent face to face and telephone communication skills to enhance customer relationship.
  • Confidence in negotiation -tackling and addressing Insurer objections and achieve the best results for clients.
  • Ability to work enthusiastically and, essentially, to timescales
  • Willingness to undertake bespoke internal computer and technical training together with professional examinations as required

The successful applicant will possess experience within a comparable role specifically within commercial general insurance - within either a broker or insurer environment. In addition, you will demonstrate a natural ability to build genuine rapport with existing and new clients, with a meticulous work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Experience with Acturis is advantageous.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great company, with a highly competitive remunerations package including uncapped commission and genuine scope for internal progression.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.