Corporate Account Handler - Birmingham

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“We’re not run by Accountant’s here, nobody’s looking to cut costs at every opportunity – everything we do is in our clients’ best interests. We’re talking about the biggest firms in the country here, they expect no less”, says the Director of this global broking house’s prestigious Major Accounts Division.

Other colleagues go on to point out, “this role really is more ‘involved’ than similarly-titled positions – you’ll be looking after just 4 very large clients and encouraged to visit them regularly, so you really will get to know them very well.”

Controlling some of the most coveted accounts in the country, including a large portion of the FTSE100 and many of the country’s largest privately-owned businesses, this team really are market-leaders when it comes to providing innovative insurance and risk management solutions to blue-chip clientele.

Here, you will be joining arguably the most gifted team of corporate insurance practitioners in the country, who have joined this Division from a range of backgrounds – some ‘home grown’, others from the client-side having worked in-house for corporate giants, and those having transitioned from insurance companies. Regardless of their introduction to the team, they are renowned for their well-honed technical skills, strong focus on delivering exceptional client outcomes, and their enthusiasm for working to shared goals and objectives. This is perhaps best demonstrated by this Division achieving exceptionally high scores in client and team satisfaction surveys, as well as the plethora of awards it wins. Indeed, it has recently obtained the ServiceMark accreditation for its long-term embedded client service strategy – achieving double the score of the insurance industry average in doing so.

As Corporate Client Advisor, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management of a portfolio of clients. Whilst the accounts can be tweaked to suit your skills, experiences and ambitions, it is likely to comprise risks each paying up to 7 figure fee income. Clients could include prestige automotive risks, major high street retailers, or household name utility companies. Dealing with sophisticated insurance buyers, you will be tasked in building a detailed understanding of your clients, the nuances of their businesses, and the myriad of risks that they face. You will endeavour to ensure that their insurance programmes continue to offer robust coverage in line with their appetite for self-insurance. Where gaps in cover exist, you will design innovative solutions to mitigate these.

Whilst it is not essential that you have dealt with similar £100,000+ fee income cases, it is a prerequisite that you have handled mid-corporate cases generating in excess of £20,000 income. You must have excellent communication skills, and be able to build a strong rapport at MD / FD / Group Risk Director level. You should also be well-organised, with a keen eye for detail and excellent task-management skills.

This is a hybrid position where you are welcome to work remotely several times a week. For days when you are in the office, you will be based in central Birmingham, close to local train stations and arterial roads, as well as all the shops, bars and amenities on offer!

This role comes with a generous basic salary, plus bonus and a market-leading flexible benefits package that can be tweaked to suit your personal circumstances. For the ambitious, previous incumbents of this position have been promoted to a myriad of positions, such as managerial, specialist and client-facing positions.

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