Description:
Gallagher is currently recruiting for a Broking Placement Manager to join our London & South East broking team.
In this role, you will be responsible for implementing Gallagher's placement strategy for new and existing business. Your main focus will be on building strong relationships with underwriters and carriers in the market, in order to negotiate the most favourable terms.
As part of our London South East (LSE) Broking team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the business and ensuring excellent market relationships are established and maintained.
You must be willing to travel to our London, West Malling, Chelmsford, and Ipswich offices.
How You'll Make An Impact
- As Placement Manager, you will help advise and coordinate broking strategy with account handlers and account executives, as well as leading negotiations with insurers to secure placement solutions which enable us to both win and retain clients.
- Work with our new business producers to best position our prospective opportunities with insurers, improving our success rate by enhancing our market position tactically.
- Working with and supporting the Regional Broking Director. Establishing and cultivating insurer relationships within the region and evaluating their performance and service delivery.
- Engage with insurers to help manage identified pipeline opportunities for them.
- Build a network of internal and external contacts through effective relationship management.
- Act as a conduit for feedback to furnish your Division with relevant market insight and help manage insurer service issues where necessary. Reporting through the Regional Broking Director.
- Ability to travel within region to increase the visibility of the placement team within the LSE branches.
About You
- Previous experience as a Placement Broker is desirable.
- Experienced in Property, Liability and Fleet insurance packages.
- Happy to consider a new business focused Account handler/Broker/Underwriter with relevant experience.
- Holding or working towards one of the Chartered Insurance Institute Qualifications: Cert CII/Dip CII is desirable as is being educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
- Worked to targets within a regulated, measurable framework and achieved SLA’s.
- Risk aware in handling customer information. Able to recognise potential risk and seek advice when required.
- Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail.
- Proficient in Acturis.
- Eligible to work in the UK.