New Business Account Director - Commercial Lines - Dublin
Sales and Activity Management:
- Seek, Quote and Convert quotations for new commercial clients.
- Meet challenging income acquisition and referral targets set.
- Assist in achieving the overall objectives of the Commercial Lines New Business Team.
- Comply with all relevant compliance legislation.
- Manage aged debt and premium collection.
- Comply with all Management Audit Requirements.
- Ensure agreed processes are followed in all matters.
- Maintain an excellent team work ethic.
Customer Relationship Management:
- Build effective working relationships with all prospective clients in a short space of time by establishing trust, anticipating needs, sharing information and meeting commitments.
Customer Service:
- Portray a professional image to exceed customer service standards.
- Take personal responsibility for delivering the highest level of accuracy and quality in your work.
Team Collaboration:
- Work closely with the Business Development Director (Dublin).
- Work within a collaborative team environment.
- Assist in achieving the overall objectives of the Commercial Lines New Business Team.
Compliance:
- Work with the Business Development Director (Broking) and Compliance Teams in ensuring that quality of file records meets prescribed standards.
Requirements:
- Candidate must demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a high level of energy.
- Ability to deal with and convert larger more complex commercial risks into clients.
- Strong communication skills are essential.
- An aptitude for selling and being flexible to meet tight deadlines.
- Demonstrate good technical & product knowledge. Excellent negotiation skills and an understanding how best to negotiate between price and risk.
- Possess a positive, can do attitude with the ability to adapt to and embrace change.
- Attention to detail. Motivated, self-starter who will work on their own initiative and appreciate the regulatory nature of the business.
- An enthusiastic and flexible approach, along with demonstrated attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritise workloads and adapt to unforeseen events.
- A good degree of personal organisation and a structured approach to time and resource management. Strong IT and organisational skills.
- CIP qualified as a minimum and studying towards the ACII.
- Compliant with the Central Bank’s Minimum Competency Code and Fitness & Probity.
Person Specification:
- Previous experience in a similar role.
- Significant technical insurance knowledge.
- Proficient in Office, including Outlook, Word & Excel.
- Ability to develop relationships with insurers and clients in a limited time frame. An enthusiastic and flexible approach, along with demonstrated attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn & develop.
- Strong work ethic.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development. Quick learning capabilities and an aptitude for understanding the variable elements of insurance products.
- Business area
- Arachas
- Role
- New Business Account Director
- Locations
- Sandyford, Dublin, Santry
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
About Arachas
In an industry that never stands still, neither do we. The Ardonagh Group was founded in 2017 and has grown to become the UK’s largest independent insurance distribution platform and a top 20 broker globally. Our best-in-class entrepreneurial and specialist brands are based across a network of 150+ locations worldwide and have a combined workforce of more than 10,000 people. Across our portfolio, we offer a highly diversified range of insurance-related products and services across the full insurance value chain in the UK, Ireland and broader international markets. From complex multinational corporations to individuals purchasing personal insurance policies, our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to deliver a broad range of product and risk solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving market.
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New Business Account Director - Commercial Lines - Dublin
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