Job Description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Northampton
About the role
Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Account Executive to join our Northampton 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

• The successful integration of the new business into Lycetts, including but not limited to:

• retention of existing client base
• growth of existing business
• retention of key personnel
• To act as a communicator between the new business and Lycetts, facilitating good working relationships and positive energy between the two
• To work with the outgoing directors in ensuring that the company culture is preserved
• Comply with all compliance requirements
• Act as the main point of contact for all large client renewals, negotiate and obtain suitable terms from insurers;
• To source potential new clients, give advice on individual new business leads, set up meetings and lead presentations for large prospective clients;
• Advise and consult with clients as and when any claims arise, liaise with loss adjusters or internal claims teams where appropriate.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Previous broking/insurance experience is essential
• A positive 'can do' attitude and the ability to find solutions
• A track record of good leadership
• CertCII and working towards DipCII would be preferred

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working available upon successful completion of probation
• Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme
• Annual Bonus scheme (Discretionary based on individual and company performance)
• Life Assurance cover up to 4 x salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years' service respectively)
• Career development opportunities with funded support and financial incentives for all professional qualifications.

About us
The Lycetts group has over 60 years' experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away 250 million since 2014. 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.
*Directory of Social Change's UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26

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