Broker Development Manager

Do you have Business Development experience witing the insurance industry?

Do you have exceptional broker relationship management skills?

Can you demonstrate experience & success working in business development focused roles?

Come and join our National Markets UK Broker team here at Markel as a Broker Development Manager

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Broker Development Manager to join our NMUK Broker team working across any of our offices in Leeds, Manchester or Birmingham. Our NMUK Broker Channel is the largest and fastest growing of all our of UK business area’s.

The vacancy will report into the Markel UK Account Director and be focused on broker agencies which are members of Networks which Markel UK have partnered with.  The successful candidate will be responsible for managing our broker partnerships for Network members including managing account plans, building pipeline and driving growth. This will include working externally alongside Network business development teams and internally with new business underwriters, existing business teams, and other Markel business area’s to ensure delivery of our sector propositions

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivery of the Account Plans for allocated broker accounts which are partner Network members as described in the Business Development Plan, to achieve Network sales target

• Maintain existing broker relationship through regular development meetings in conjunction with the business development teams of our partner Networks

• Work alongside the Development underwriters to assist in delivering new business terms where appropriate to assist in winning business

• Develop a clear understanding of the Markel UK sector propositions and confidently present to allocated brokers

• Collaboration with Markel BDMs to drive the opportunity for Focus Key/Dev brokers belonging to a partner Network

• Maintain the broker data on the CRM system to ensure it is up-to-date and accurate for the partner Network brokers.  Add meaningful notes of broker meetings and ensure outcomes are tasked and followed up to maintain good development practice, in accordance with the CRM working practices guide

• Actively seek new partner Network member broker prospects and add to the CRM system in accordance with the CRM Working Practices guide

Our must haves:

• Have previous experience working in a Business Development role within the insurance industry

• Be able to maintain and implement Account Plans for allocated partner Networks and their member brokers, including owning the engagement strategy and quarterly business reviews

• Developing a pipeline with partner Networks and their member brokers to drive growth in accordance with the Networks new business budget

• Work closely with internal partners to deliver the right outcomes for allocated brokers and their customers

• We are looking for ambitious, motivated and success orientated individuals who bring expertise and a desire to build a market leading business

Who we are:

Markel Corporation (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…

• 25 days paid holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave

• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer

• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call us on +44 (0) 2079536504 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.