New Business Account Executive

Office-based | Monday to Friday | 9.00am - 5.00pm | Permanent

Our client, an established commercial insurance company based in Lutterworth is look for a proactive, resilient sales person to take on the role of a New Business Account Executive.

This is a pure new business sales role for an experienced commercial insurance professional who thrives on outbound prospecting, making calls, opening doors and converting opportunities into revenue.

You must have at least 2 years' experience working within commercial insurance and be genuinely driven by sales. This is not a role for someone looking to service an existing book of clients — your focus will be 100% on winning new business.

The Role

• Generate new commercial insurance opportunities through high-volume outbound calling and proactive prospecting.
• Contact identified leads and prospects to secure quotation opportunities.
• Build relationships with business owners and decision-makers.
• Conduct detailed fact-finds and work with the in-house underwriting team to develop appropriate terms.
• Present quotations, explain cover, handle objections and negotiate to secure the sale.
• Proactively follow up opportunities and maintain momentum through to conversion.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities where appropriate.
• Consistently achieve activity, conversion and income targets.
• Accurately record all sales activity and interactions within Acturis.
• Handover converted business to the relevant administration team for ongoing servicing.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 2 years' commercial insurance experience.
• A proven track record in sales and new business development.
• A high-energy, target-driven and commercially hungry approach.
• Comfortable making a high volume of outbound calls every day.
• Resilient, persistent and motivated by rejection rather than discouraged by it.
• Confident handling objections, negotiating and asking for the sale.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisation, follow-up and pipeline management.