Account Executive
Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
As an Account Executive in our benefits and HR consulting team, you will play a crucial role in helping our clients, employers of all sizes and industries, build better workplaces. You will be responsible for providing proactive and efficient administration of Corporate Group Risk and Group Healthcare schemes, delivering professional and high-quality service to clients, colleagues, and third parties.
How you'll make an impact
- Develop internal and external relationships to provide efficient service to clients and manage their expectations
- Liaise with Associate Consultants, Consultants, and insurers/product providers for new business quotations and information
- Work in a team to deliver an outstanding administration service to internal and external clients
- Assist with client requests, queries, and general correspondence
- Process new business, re-brokes, scheme renewals, underwriting, and claims compliantly and profitably
- Work within specific time deadlines and service levels agreed with clients and line management
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date records are maintained in Adviser Office (CRM) & Virtual Cabinet software
- Maintain a diary system for efficient oversight and intra-team workflow
- Perform general office filing and maintenance
- Adhere to internal policies, procedures, and applicable laws, rules, regulations, and good governance
- Put clients at the heart of our business
About You
- Demonstrable administration experience in Group Life assurance, Group Income Protection, Group Critical Illness, and Group Healthcare
- Proven Financial Services administration experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent organization skills, ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks
- Stay updated with industry changes and regulations through Compliance bulletins and technical updates
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and relevant internal systems/databases
- Awareness of regulatory requirements for 'advised' and 'non-advised' sales
- Good standard of general education including Maths and English
- CII Group Risk (GR1) and Healthcare (IF7) certifications (Desirable)
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Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.Reference: 53341559
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