Job Title: Insurance Broker (DipCii /ACii)
Location: Bristol
Salary: £50,000 + Bonus Scheme scaling with salary
Job type: Full Time, Offer Hybrid work – 3 days in office, 2 days out
We are a family-owned Broker bucking the consolidation trend. Our reputation for solving difficult problems fuels our growth, with a client base spread across the UK and into Europe. Fully independent, we do the best for these clients using the whole of the market. We act as valued advisors to our clients, firmly believing that Small Printer Matters when it comes to finding the best cover at the best possible price.
If you’re an experienced broker keen to return to a firm where a personal service matters, perhaps Castlemead is the place for you?
We are not a Consolidator or a Corporate, nor are we pressured by external investors– we are able to do the best for our clients using the whole of the market.
The role:
We are looking for a highly experienced Corporate Account Manager to take ownership of a client list comprised of clients with premium spends upward of £100,000, predominately from sectors such as manufacturing, haulage, contractors, property owners and retailers. Certain clients will also include multinational insurance programmes.
Throughout the policy period, you will manage these clients by:
- Managing new business tenders
- Handling renewal negotiations, including when in competition
- Obtaining alternative quotations consulting directly with insurers
- Offering solutions to meet the client’s and prospects insurance requirements
- Preparing client documentation in accordance with company procedures
- Checking policy documents, schedules and claim files.
- Issuing invoices.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the ability to buy more.
- Company sick pay, 50% subsidy on private medical insurance, & Long-Term Sickness Cover
- Personal travel insurance (including family)
- 6 x salary Death in Service
- Onsite gym
- Fresh fruit in the office
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking at the office
- Support to complete further CII qualifications (if required)
- Don’t live in Bristol? We will pay a relocation bonus to assist you with the move.
The Candidate:
- Significant experience Account Handling with a similar clientele.
- Ability to independently manage multinational insurance programmes.
- Experience of strategic broking and markets.
- Ability to offer commercial risk-based advice.
- ACII qualified, or Dip CII qualified and actively studying towards ACII.
Our ideal candidates will see eye to eye with our values. You will be tenacious and supportive. You will be able to have difficult conversations and to solve complex problems, and your commercial understanding will be second to none.
A bit more about us:
We believe that businesses have an important role to play in preserving and protecting the environment and engaging in positive ways with our local communities.
We actively encourage volunteering and fundraising days for the team, and we are excited about reaching our Net Zero targets.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Account Handler, Account Manager, Commercial Account Manager, Commercial Account Handler, Broker, Broking Manager, Client Director, Broking Director, Broking Manager, New Business Broker, Placing Broker, Insurance Sales Consultant.
