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

Duration: Permanent 

Location: South Ockendon

Salary: From £26,000

About the role

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

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
  
• Organise and attend external prospecting visits to Equestrian establishments
  
• Ensure awareness by all staff of SLAs/service instructions
  
• Complaint resolution
  
• Supporting Equestrian Business 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
  
• Promote and quote SEIB’s products at events and attend SEIB trade stands (Your Horse Live, Trailblazers etc)
  
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/Sales experience – 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 using your time effectively and planning efficiently
  

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

South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) have provided specialist cover to suit a vast array of sectors for more than 60 years, from horse insurance to private hire insurance to funeral directors insurance and more. Our reputation is crafted from significant experience and expert knowledge.

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.