Insurance Account Handler – New Business Permanent

• Position: Insurance Account Handler – New Business
• Salary: £28,000 – £35,000 pa
• Location: East Grinstead
• Hours: 09:00am – 17:30pm – Monday to Friday

We are delighted to be assisting our highly established and professional insurance based client as they seek to recruit a New Business Account Handler to join their team in East Grinstead. The role is required due to strong company growth levels.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• At least 4 years commercial experience
• Insurance industry knowledge
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong administrative skills
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise with efficiency and effectiveness
• Strong relationship management, building supportive and professional relationships with others
• The ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team
• The ability to make decisions and use a strong sense of initiative
• Excellent MS office skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Assertive, confident and enthusiastic approach upholding the company values

KEY DUTIES:

• Working on new business enquiries to ensure consistent, high levels of client service is achieved
• Client and insurer telephone enquiries
• Broking new business
• To attend meetings with colleagues / other staff
• Negotiation of renewal terms with insurers as required
• Re-broking existing business as required
• Pro-active time management to service multiple clients/tasks concurrently, observing and meeting deadlines
• Feedback market intelligence
• Ensure familiarity of internal systems and procedures to ensure compliance at all times

First Recruitment Services are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy