Insurance Sales Advisor

Insurance Sales Advisor

Manchester Full-time, Permanent Mon-Fri, 08:30-17.30£28,000 + monthly bonus + exceptional benefits

Ready to take your sales career further with a global leader!

Are you great with customers over the phone?Do you know how to turn warm leads into genuine results?Want a role where you're trusted, supported, rewarded and never cold calling?

Join Markel as an Insurance Sales Advisor and help us deliver an outstanding new business and renewals service to customers across the UK.

Here, you won't just sell insurance, you'll help give people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities.

Why this role is special:

At Markel, you'll find a global community of optimists, problem solvers and relationship-builders. We push each other to grow because when we reach our potential, we help others reach theirs.

This is your chance to build a meaningful career in insurance with genuine progression routes into:

• Underwriting
• Claims
• Business development
• Leadership

And all from our supportive Manchester office, in a lively team that celebrates success and enjoys the everyday.

What you'll be doing:

You'll be at the heart of our Direct Team, speaking to customers who are already engaged with us - warm, pre-generated leads only. No cold calling!

Your day-to-day will include:

• Making outbound calls to customers with existing quotes, renewals due, or lapsed policies
• Handling inbound sales and service calls
• Cross-selling relevant insurance products
• Quoting, binding, renewing and taking payment for policies
• Managing live chat and email queries
• Processing online quote referrals within your underwriting authority
• Completing mid-term adjustments and issuing renewal invitations
• Providing high-quality, people-first customer experiences every time

You'll work towards both individual and team targets, with a clear incentive plan that rewards strong performance.

What you'll bring:

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience in sales, telesales, customer service or financial services
• Confidence communicating by phone
• Strong objection handling and negotiation skills
• A results-focused attitude with a genuine desire to achieve
• The ability to identify cross-sell opportunities
• Excellent time management and ownership of your work
• A people-first, customer-focused approach

Experience in insurance is helpful, but not essential - your attitude, personality and drive are what really matter.

What's in it for you?

• £28,000 base salary
• Achievable monthly bonus + regular incentives
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with holiday buy/sell options)
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical & dental cover
• Life assurance & income protection
• Travel insurance
• Season ticket loan
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive culture

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.