Private Clients Account Executive

Gallagher’s Irvine Office are seeking a Trainee Account Executive to join their established team based in the town centre. Within the role, you'll be required to provide a quality service to our clients, acquire optimal retention numbers and push for growth where appropriate.

This role sits within Gallagher's Retail Broking Division, who provide carefully tailored business insurance, risk management and risk transfer solutions. You will work with experienced Account Executives, and together provide outstanding service to our customers.

What you can expect:

• You will be responsible for creating documents for new customers, along with any mid-term adjustments and renewals information too.
• Ensure all customer details are recorded accurately and entered on to the system in a timely fashion to ensure data integrity.
• Obtain renewal terms for customers, always ensuring you've explored other options before providing the best available solution.
• Prepare renewal closings from meeting minutes and ensure cover is bound by renewal date.
• Manage insurer and customer queries about their policies. Confirm cover with relevant insurers, process policies and chase up outstanding documentation when required.
• Deal with account queries and credit control matters highlighting any concerns.
• Apply fundamental legal and regulatory policy in relation to internal policies and the insurance contract as required.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Holding or working towards one of the Chartered Insurance Institute Qualifications, Dip CII or FIT would be an advantage. Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, with an intermediate knowledge of the personal lines insurance industry.
• Previous experience in the insurance industry is preferred, as is having worked to targets within a regulated, measurable framework and achieved SLAs.
• Risk aware in handling customer information, 100% customer centric, focussed on the best possible outcome for our customers at all times.
• Due diligence and process driven to deadlines, task focused, results oriented and takes initiative when assisting team members.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, confident when building and maintaining rapport, strong planning and analytical skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS office, CDL and Acturis experience would be advantageous.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being 
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning 
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership 
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact 

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. Although this role is listed as full-time, if you’re in a job-share partnership, work reduced hours, or have any other flexible arrangement, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process if required, so please let us know.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)