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Senior Account Handler / Project Manager

Cavendish Maine
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS1 6QF, England

Salary

£60,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role focuses on building better solutions for clients, requiring a blend of commercial insurance expertise and strategic leadership.
  • Candidates should have experience in commercial insurance broking across various sectors, with a strong attention to detail and project management skills.
  • The position involves leading new business proposals, managing key client relationships, and crafting standout bid documents.
  • A salary of up to £60,000 is offered, along with a bonus structure and excellent pension and benefits.
  • Applicants should ideally have some project management experience and a strong track record in complex renewals, with CII qualifications being a plus.

This role isnt just about policies and paperwork, its about building something better for clients.

Were looking for a rare blend of commercial insurance expertise, a strategic mindset, and an ability to lead- Someone who thrives on solving complex problems, creating bespoke solutions, and communicating them with clarity and confidence.

Youll work across our biggest clients and most exciting opportunities shaping propositions, crafting bid documents that stand out, and managing relationships weve worked hard to earn.

This is a role for someone who wants to be at the forefront of the business, not just behind the scenes.

What Youll Be Doing:

  • Leading on new business proposals and renewal strategies that dont just tick compliance boxes they turn heads and win trust
  • Working alongside senior colleagues and producers to help clients feel like theyre in the safest, smartest hands in the market
  • Acting as a project manager across key tenders, defensive reviews, and retention campaigns
  • Using your cross-class broking knowledge to ask the right questions, spot the gaps others miss, and build insurance programmes that genuinely protect what matters
  • Engaging with clients like a true partner, not just a supplier

What Youll Bring:

  • A background in commercial insurance broking, with experience across property, casualty, and more
  • A sharp mind for detail and a calm, strategic approach to project work
  • A genuine curiosity about clients, industries, and what makes a solution better than just good enough
  • Strong communication skills you can hold your own in boardrooms, Teams calls, and renewal meetings
  • Ideally, some project management experience, although a strong track record in complex renewals will also suffice.
  • CII qualifications are great but what matters most is capability, attitude, and drive

What Youll Get:

  • The flexibility to work how, where, and when you work best
  • A culture thats collaborative, open, and built on doing things properly not just profitably
  • A place where ideas are welcome, mistakes are learned from, and youll never be a cog in a machine
  • A bonus structure that rewards real impact
  • Top-tier pension and benefits
  • Ongoing support for your professional growth including full funding for CII qualifications if you want them

Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE + Bonus + Excellent Pension & Benefits

If you're tired of working in a business where process outweighs purpose

If youre ready to bring your expertise to the front lines of strategy and client success

And if you believe theres a better way to do insurance

Get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Contact: Stephen Mallaband

Reference: SM/93898

Candidate care:

By responding to this advert you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application.

If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies. If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

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