Gallagher isn't just a company; it's a global community driven by shared values and an unyielding commitment to excellence. With over 49,000 passionate professionals, we are the architects of the future, designing customized solutions to protect businesses and fuel their extraordinary growth. As a member of our team, you'll experience empowerment, creativity, and the exhilarating journey of making a real difference in the lives of our clients. Join us and become part of a story that transforms aspirations into reality.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
The role
Generate new business by identifying, building, nurturing and maintaining relationships with potential clients. Underwriting new business opportunities, by using sensible and recognised underwriting practices, using good judgement and industry insight, in the pursuit of achieving and exceeding the new business budget and meeting agreed KPIs
How you'll make an impact
- Primarily a new business role, with occasional support to existing business as required, rating and underwriting new business enquiries
- Review the demands and needs of the customer and provide expert advice in respect of their insurance needs and the most appropriate insurances to fulfil those demands and needs.
- Highest standard of personal organisation to ensure the various tasks for this role are consistently expedited on a daily and weekly basis i.e. quotation opportunities, pipeline building, client meetings, etc.
- Have an unwavering appetite for contacting prospective clients in their pipeline, following up on quotes, seeking further opportunity to upsell/cross sell across our product range. Also sourcing new contacts from many sources.
- Contribute willingly and enthusiastically as a team player, encouraging and supporting your colleagues with the ultimate goal of the whole team achieving the team new business target.
- Understand intimately the products and services that the business offers including an overview of the unique support services provided by the Hazardous Goods Schemes.
- Develop relationships with both internal and external underwriters/insurers gaining their trust and support. Liaising and negotiating effectively with Underwriters & Insurers to obtain the most appropriate terms for our clients.
- Liaise as required with Accounts and Claims departments
About you
- Min 1 year relevant insurance experience
Technical Knowledge
- Product knowledge and experience, specifically within the following areas:
- Property
- Casualty
- Liability
Experience and Skills
- You're aware of, if not already working towards your CII/ Dip CII qualification and educated to good GCSE Level standard or equivalent.
- Sound knowledge of general insurance and underlying legal principles and practices, especially London Market / Lloyd’s and Industry databases.
- Knowledge of underwriting and servicing accounts, you are happy using technical knowledge to handle claim queries, resulting in an engaged service.
- You cleverly extract and piece together information from a broad range of different sources; highlighting your experience of client renewals and seeing business opportunities.
- With strong communication and social skills with clients and colleagues alike; you take pride in having a high level of numeracy and literacy.
- Your analytical, problem solving approach coupled with initiative and dedicated attitude is a real key for success, and we love that.
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ 5 more days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
