Insurance Account Executive

Location: Fareham
Salary: £ DOE + commission
Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm (1 hour lunch), office based; hybrid working after probation, 3 days in the office, 2 days at home (Tuesday & Friday)
Benefits: Ongoing training, 25 days holidays + bank hols (opportunity to buy more holiday), auto enrolment pension, great social team environment
Aspire Jobs are working with a well-established and growing client in Fareham who are looking to recruit an experienced Insurance Account Executive to join their team.
The role will see you proactively creating and developing new insurance business whilst providing support and business development to designated accounts to maximise the growth of client worth.
The role may from time to time include going to different office so you must drive and have your own vehicle.
About You
* Experience in a similar insurance Account Executive role
* Background in personal lines or motor insurance (minimum)
* Target-driven with a proactive sales approach - there is an element of new business sales within this role as well as account management
* Strong relationship building experience
Key Responsibilities
* Achieve new business and renewal targets
* Proactively generate sales opportunities
* Initiate and conduct marketing campaigns to generate own leads and appointments by tele-marketing, mailshots, networking and referrals
* Track and monitor progress of each target market project, monitoring conversion rates for leads, appointments, quote & sales activity
* Provide generation of new business appointments and sales to realise individual new business targets, ensuring all avenues are maximised
* Ensure that full presentations are sent out to market and are actively managed
* Encourage longterm relationships with customers (hitting 90% renewal target)
* Maintain high customer service standards
* Handle complaints in line with FCA guidelines
* Ensure renewals and documentation are processed accurately and on time
* Build long-term client relationships (90% retention target)