Protection Consultant

Boost your insurance career as an advised Protection Consultant in an exciting, dynamic, customer-focused company that’s transforming the life protection landscape.

To thrive in this role, you must be a confident communicator, prioritising quality over quantity and passionate about helping your customers make the most informed choices. A natural at building strong and long-lasting relationships, you’ll deliver highly personalised advice, and guide customers through the solutions that precisely meet their unique needs.

We have the exclusive remit to recruit for this rare opportunity – so don’t miss your chance: call us today to discuss your interest and experience.

The company

An innovative and highly inclusive company, it is poised to revolutionise how health insurance operates, placing the emphasis on customers’ peace of mind, prevention and affordability of cover. A new venture, the company is part of an established successful group which believes in rewarding talent whilst offering customers a “best in class” products and services. Its ethos is rooted in delivering value and choice, working in close partnership with suppliers.

About the role

You’ll be working in an Advised life insurance role, alongside a friendly and talented team, learning from highly experienced managers. Provided with warm leads, you’ll initially be selling products from a panel of leading insurers and the company’s own products. There will be fantastic scope for add-on and cross-selling opportunities.

There is a strong culture of internal career progression. You’ll have a robust and exciting development plan and you’ll be fully supported during your initial – and further – training period(s). Previous experience in advised/non-advised life insurance sales would be highly desirable, or candidates with a demonstrated track record in sales within the general insurance sector, including experience with other product lines will be considered as you will receive comprehensive training and support from the company to excel as an Advised Protection Consultant.

Key Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Engaging with customers, delivering high-quality advice whilst building a rapport and understand their needs and preferences.
• Providing tailored, trusted recommendations on products and services, ensuring your customers make informed decisions.
• Meeting and exceeding sales targets through proactive and professional client interactions.
• Complying with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Staying abreast of the latest products and market trends.

What the role requires

Candidates should be ambitious, eager to learn and grow, and resilient with a positive and growth mindset. To succeed, you’ll need:

• A proven track record of (minimum) 2 years of life insurance sales (Advised or Non-Advised) experience, or have a proven sales experience across other product classes in the general insurance industry.
• It would be highly desirable if you have Advised Life Insurance experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information in a simple way that's easy to understand.
• To be passionate about delivering exceptional service (including after sale) and building trust with customers.
• The motivation to achieve goals, meet targets and rise to challenges.
• Skills in analysing customer data and identify trends.
• To be a natural negotiator, highly skilled at reaching accurate, informed decisions.
• Confidence to use your initiative, thriving on challenges, quick to adopt innovation and think on your feet.
• A great attention to detail and time management.
• Computer literacy.
• To be a strong team player and self-manager.
• Educated to GCSE level, you’ll either hold relevant certifications or be willing to undertake necessary training (eg financial services qualifications) if relevant.
• Ideally, you’ll be able to drive, hold a clean licence and have access to a car.

Benefits include

• Flexible, attractive working environment
• Hybrid working available after initial three-month training/probation period: Located near Godalming/Guildford in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Surrey Hills.
• Hybrid working set days are Monday and Friday; one other office-based day of your choice, and 2 days working from home (dependent on the business needs) plus Free parking.
• An attractive compensation and benefits package
• Excellent base salary, with exceptional monthly and annual commission.
• Competitive holiday allowance, rising with tenure – and three-day Christmas leave guarantee, you will also have access to an on-call doctor & employee health/support line 24/7 plus stakeholder pension.

Please apply for the role by submitting your most up-to-date CV.

At Insure Recruitment, we work with clients who are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the above description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be exactly what we’re looking for in this or other roles.