Junior Broker – Guy Carpenter - London

Junior Broker – Guy Carpenter - London

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established, unique and successful team handling a diverse portfolio of Global Marine & Energy Specialty business. The team is made up of individuals with considerable experience along with some colleagues who are newer to the insurance market and this offers a unique and supportive working environment with huge scope for continued development and learning.

The Global Marine & Energy Specialty team is looking for a candidate to join as a Junior Broker to assist in the handling of client renewals and to enable the continued growth of the account. The successful candidate must have an enthusiasm to learn, progress quickly and the ability to work closely with others, including Insurers and Reinsurers, to effectively manage a portfolio of clients and ensure best practice is achieved.

This is the perfect role for someone with a limited background in insurance having worked in a Client Manager/Account Handler type role looking to join an established, market leading insurance broker or a Graduate looking to start a career in Insurance

What can you expect?

• An opportunity to join an established and client focused broking team and to work on a variety of insurance policies
• Full on the job training
• A platform to build on existing knowledge and an opportunity to learn new skills in a continuous improvement environment
• To build and maintain an excellent rapport with our clients, providers and colleagues across the Group

What you will be rewarded with?

• Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

We will rely on you to:

• Assist the senior brokers to help manage workflow in order to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist the senior brokers in basic aspects of the preparation for (re)insurance proposals to present to market.
• Work on aspects of account management and service delivery to clients, ensuring client needs are identified and met in line with agreed service standards.
• Help manage day to day queries, renewals, amendments, data preparation
• Help build and maintain relationships with clients, prospects, client teams and producers to provide best in class service and drive growth.
• Offer technical support when needed to ensure relationship satisfaction and maintain a mutual internal and external understanding.
• Have an understanding of changing market conditions and understand and comply with all compliance, professional and transparency standards to better serve clients

What you need to have:

• Strong education to A level or Graduate standard.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, particularly Excel and Powerpoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be a team player

What makes you stand out:

• Previous Insurance experience
• Willingness to work towards CII/ACII

About Guy Carpenter

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC is a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist with more than 3,100 professionals in over 60 offices around the world. Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of broking expertise, trusted strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics to help clients adapt to emerging opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Guy Carpenter is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company’s 75,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading companies including Marsh, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit www.guycarp.com and follow Guy Carpenter on LinkedIn and Twitter @GuyCarpenter

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at TAUK@mmc.com to discuss any specific needs.

#hybrid