£30K/yr to £35K/yr
Leeds, England
Permanent, Variable

Sales Account Manager

Posted by Markel.

Are you looking to develop your career within Sales?

Come and support our team here at Markel!

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 realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

After the event (ATE) insurance is a form of legal expenses cover that is purchased following an event which gives rise to a legal dispute.

Markel UK's vision is to provide the highest quality insurance products to our clients through our innovative approach to risk management.
The close relationships we build with our law firms, and our willingness to listen and respond to their needs, ensures we always remain relevant, offering the highest quality solutions to the risks claimants face today.

What you'll be doing:

  • Identifying new leads and converting to new business - Cold and warm leads
  • Manage marketing campaigns, following up via the telephone and booking appointments to help support commercial ATE and other income streams
  • Achieve first call resolution and respond within agreed SLA's.
  • Be the focal point of contact for all commercial ATE clients.
  • Cross sell all ATE products across Markel ATE solicitor network
  • Establish and develop a good working relationship with solicitor firms and promote ATE division's products & services. This will consist of maintaining existing clients and developing new ones
  • Support BDM's by organising, co-ordinating and managing diaries
  • Be the main contact for our broker partners and underwriters on commercial ATE

Our must haves:

  • Experience in sales, telesales or recruitment desirable
  • Experience in insurance or ATE sales is desirable not essential
  • Experience in pro-actively identifying new leads/cross-selling and farming existing clients
  • Excellent telephone etiquette and communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Self-motivated and driven to achieve targets

Who we are:

Markel Group (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

Avencia Consulting are an RPO who provide a recruitment service to our client Markel International.

What's in it for you?

  • A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package...
  • 25 days paid holiday 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!

Are you ready to play your part?

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 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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