Equestrian Insurance Sales Executive

Location

South Ockendon, Essex | United Kingdom

Job description

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5:15pm

Duration: Permanent 

Location:  South Ockendon

About the role

SEIB Insurance Brokers , who are proudly part of  Benefact Group , are looking for a Equestrian Sales Executive  to join our South Ockendon office.

Provide quotations for direct clients as well as via brokers for all Equestrian Business (Horse and Pony, Riding schools, Freelance Instructors) and contribute to the company’s growth targets by successfully placing the business. Achieve individual targets for commission earnings, providing a professional service at all times.

No previous experience is needed but equestrian knowledge is essential. 

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

Key responsibilities

Client Satisfaction

• Adherence to contracted performance standards for the business
• Deliver a suite of business proposal, quotation, and tender documents
• Ensure awareness by all staff of SLAs/service instructions
• Complaint resolution
• Supporting Client & New Business Services team
• Cross sell products and identify clients have satisfactory cover.

New Business Sales

• Pro-actively promote the business to obtain leads and new business
• Undertake clear fact finding to identify clients’ needs and match to the appropriate product
• Target driven approach and working to achieve KPI.

Agents

• Maintain and build relationships with agents to obtain further business over and above the current placed business
• Actively call and negotiate further business opportunities.

Compliance

• Adherence to Internal Procedures and Processes in order to fully satisfy all Regulatory Requirements and ensure that all and/or Errors and Omissions are reported to the Compliance department
• Adherence to reporting procedures for both Internal and External Clients.
• Adherence and support the culture of Regulatory Compliance and ensure all processes and activities are specified to comply with FCA and any other regulatory body
• Have a solid understanding and achieve a level of competency on the schemes we offer.

General

• Have an in-depth knowledge of the business and its products
• Ensure computer records are accurate and in accordance with company guidelines and procedures
• Ensure that your CPD is actively maintained through various learning methods and record accurately
• Continue own personal progress in Chartered Insurance Institute exams.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Insurance experience preferred but not essential – sales skills and a desire to sell are essential
• Equestrian knowledge
• Strong interpersonal, numeracy and organisational skills - ability to influence external customers and internal stakeholders and are self- motivated and confident in presenting and talking to people
• Tenacity and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service
• Strong communication & presentation skills
• An ambitious nature with the drive to achieve and exceed targets
• Self-motivation, with the ability to work autonomously.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working
• Competitive Personal Pension
• Bonus scheme
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare
• Volunteer day
• Onsite parking
• Full study support and study leave to complete insurance industry professional qualification
• EAP Scheme

About us

SEIB who are proudly part of Benefact Group specialises in an array of distinct fields. We have more than 50 years of experience in horse insurance, more than 40 years of experience in funeral and private hire insurance, and decades more experience in other areas covering both business and personal. This year marks its 60th year of business.

Our main office based in South Ockendon, Essex, with around 130 employees. The key to our success is our continued ability to deliver the highest quality service to all our clients, with client retention at over 90%.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. 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.

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