Insurance Advisor - Commercial
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Jensten Insurance Brokers are looking for a motivated Insurance Advisor to join our Commercial SME team. You’ll be based at our Watnall office, where you'll benefit from our welcoming, modern working environment with free on-site parking available. We also offer hybrid working options.
Reporting to your Team Leader, the main purpose of the role is to focus on our SME Commercial Insurance book of business. The portfolio includes a broad range of commercial risks, including Motor Trade, Plant, Freight, Engineering, Property Owners and Tradesman policies.
Some key objectives & responsibilities will include:
Get to know your clients, their businesses and their insurance needs.
Provide advice and insurance solutions to help retain existing clients and support new business opportunities.
Work closely with colleagues and management, sharing ideas and helping to resolve any issues.
Liaise with insurers to negotiate competitive terms that meet clients' needs.
Manage policy administration, including invoicing and credit control where required.
Follow company procedures and regulatory requirements, including FCA guidelines, to ensure good customer outcomes.
About you:
As one of our Insurance Advisors, you'll have excellent communication and written skills, along with a keen eye for detail.
You will also be or have:
A general insurance background and knowledge (essential). Experience within Commercial Insurance is desirable; however, we will also consider candidates with Personal Lines experience.
A great telephone manner and strong customer service skills.
Drive and a genuine passion to learn and develop within the Insurance industry.
The ability to use initiative, multitask and keep relevant systems and administration up to date.
Acturis system knowledge and experience (desirable).
Rewards & Benefits
When you join us, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits which include:
Competitive salary with an annual pay review and bonus scheme.
Flexibility with Hybrid working options (3 in the office and 2 from home once settled in)
27 days annual leave (includes a day off for your birthday and another for a religious holiday of your choice) + bank holidays
Auto enrolment into our excellent pension scheme (5% employer matched contribution)
Flex-benefits- A range of flexible benefits to choose from, that are most important to you
Group Life Assurance cover- a massive X4 of salary
3 months Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave all fully paid
Professional qualification study support relevant to your role and career
Perks at work- amazing discounts on cinema tickets, meals out, luxury items etc.
Holiday purchase scheme- up to 5 days annually
About Us:
Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace — combining scale, deep technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.
Jensten is entering an exciting new chapter, with the business evolving into two clearly defined trading divisions: Broking and Product & Distribution. The Broking division will bring together Regional Broking, Specialist Lines & London Markets, and also Network Broking- while Product & Distribution will unite Jensten’s market-leading Schemes & Affinity businesses with Jensten Underwriting. This will enable us to deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third‑party broking partners.
Thanks to strong organic growth and a strategic acquisition programme, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing around £600 million GWP into the market. We employ over 1,000 colleagues across 50 locations across the UK and Ireland and support 93 entrepreneurial franchise holders nationwide.
Our purpose — “Protecting today, empowering tomorrow” — reflects the role we play for our clients, our communities and each other. Our people bring this to life every day through our values: Caring, Curious, Skilled and Bold.
We sit in a unique space between large consolidators and local brokers — big enough to offer capability and influence, yet agile enough to maintain the culture, autonomy and client focus of a truly independent business
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- Division
- Jensten Insurance Brokers
- Role
- Retail
- Locations
- Watnall
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Recruitment Partner
- Kaley Hopkins
Watnall
Learning and Development
We are proud of our people and their achievements. Our people are key to our sustained success and plans for organic growth.
We offer tailored L&D plans to all of our staff and are proud of our record in supporting CII training, apprenticeships and funded study packages across the Group.
We are lucky to have colleagues who have progressed and developed throughout the business and now offer valuable mentoring and guidance to our next generation of home grown talent.