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Business Developer

Lighthouse Personnel LTD
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A commercial Insurance Broker in Colchester is seeking a Business Developer to join their team, offering a salary between £35,000 and £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
  • The role includes a commission structure of 30% on total earnings from cases won and 30% on commissions from mid-term adjustments.
  • Candidates are required to have over 3 years of experience in insurance sales and should be adept at generating opportunities through cold calling and networking.
  • The position involves managing accounts for the first year and will be supported with leads from the commercial team and a marketing budget for external lead generation.
  • Flexibility, strong relationship-building skills, and a willingness to undertake CII qualifications are preferred, along with potential exposure to high-net-worth clients.

'Recruiting for your future success’

Our client is a commercial Insurance Broker based in Colchester who pride themselves on providing their clients a first-class bespoke service. With a forward-thinking, consultative approach to insurance broking, they are looking for a like-minded individual to join them as a Business Developer based at their Colchester office.

Business Developer

£35-£45k per annum DOE | 30% of the total commission earnings on any cases won plus 30% of the commission on MTA’s | Colchester | Hybrid Working (Mon-Fri 9-5pm) | Bringing in New Business of Commercial Insurance and associated High-Net-Worth Clients | Experienced Insurance Professional | Thriving, Innovative Insurance Broker | Free On-Site Parking

Our client is looking for someone with established experience in the market with sales experience. You will need to be comfortable generating opportunities from cold calling and networking. In the first year of the role the responsibility will be to put on accounts and manage them for the first year. The successful candidate will be supported in role with leads from the commercial team and wider business as well as a marketing budget to allow for external lead generation.

Person Specification:

  • 3 years plus experience in insurance sales
  • Flexibility in your approach to work
  • A personable team-player, confident and building effective relationships
  • A competent user of technology who embraces change
  • CII qualifications to the appropriate level or willingness to undertake them (preferred)
  • Experience/exposure to servicing high-net-worth clients beneficial
  • Use of Acturis platform beneficial

DBS/criminal records check to be carried out by employer: Yes

PLEASE NOTE WE RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PER VACANCY AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT RESPOND TO ALL APPLICANTS. THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN A MONTH FROM APPLICATION DATE, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

If you have been successful, we will contact you by the phone and begin taking you through our step by step recruitment process, doing our upmost to ensure the role is right for you, ascertaining your suitability in the process. This process will all be explained on initial contact.

Lighthouse Personnel Ltd are a Recruitment Agency working on behalf of a client.

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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.