From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture – one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden Group Holdings for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden Group.

We have an exciting opportunity to join us on a permanent basis as a Senior Account Executive for the Management Liability Retail team within our Financial Lines Division based from our London office.

Howden was formed in 1994 as a specialist D&O / FI broker to the UK Private Equity & Hedge Fund market. Fast forward to today, we are almost 15,000 employees across 47 countries and now the largest independent employee owned insurance intermediary in the world, with multiple areas of specialism. The growth is quite incredible but the core of the business is very much the financial lines division.

Within this role you will be working with our clients and also be undertaking the role of producing broker/placing broker to ensure new business, renewal and mid-term requirements are fully met through the delivery of suitable cover, appropriate pricing and efficient servicing.

Ideally you will have prior Management Liability experience with a retail focus and be comfortable managing medium to large scale UK based commercial clients.

Key areas of focus

• Seek opportunities to grow the book of business and maintain a pipeline of new business opportunities.

• Review client documentation to ensure that information presented is sufficiently comprehensive/accurate to support the quoting process.

• Collate and communicates clients’ requirements to ensure appropriate marketing of the risk.

• Liaise with and advise clients, investigating and resolving queries.

• Respond to market and third party queries as appropriate.

• Produce high quality and compliant market documentation ensuring appropriate authorisations are secured.

• Check Evidence of Cover and debit/credit notes for accuracy.

• Assist in planning the most appropriate insurance solutions for the client’s demands and needs.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal partners and external contacts to ensure service delivery meets expectations.

• Deal with client enquiries, renewals and mid-term adjustments.

• Work with underwriters in a collaborative manner to ensure positive results for the business and for clients.

• Foster relationships with partner organisations and engages in active networking online and in person.

You

• Prior knowledge of Management Liability Insurance within a retail commercial insurance environment.

• Knowledge of the market including an awareness of competitors, specific territory knowledge, cultural awareness.

• Customer focussed approach.

• Able to work flexibly to achieve tight deadlines/targets with good time management skills.

• Calm and resilient under pressure.

• Strong networking, negotiation and influencing skills.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

Our Culture: People First

We are proud to be at the global table, but we are most proud of our culture. It has been built on a single and constant set of principles over more than 25 years, and it has helped us become:

• An international group with independence and people at its heart

• A home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world

The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group. David’s vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Howden Group Holdings we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.

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