Commercial Account Executive

Welcome to Gallagher – a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 52,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it's with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher's future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Commercial Account Executive Gallagher Ireland are part of the Arthur J Gallagher Group, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the world. Due to ongoing growth and expansion, we are now seeking a number of Commercial Account Executives, based in our Dublin / Wexford / Limerick offices. The positions are full-time, permanent roles.

Gallagher's team in Ireland have over 100 years of combined insurance experience, we offer business, personal, and financial insurance solutions, protecting what matters most, to the people who matter to us – our customers.

We do our utmost to provide the very best in customer service, niche insurance solutions, and expert advice. Founded by Arthur J. Gallagher in Chicago in 1927, Gallagher has grown to be one of the leading insurance brokerages, risk management, and human capital consultant companies in the world. With significant reach internationally, our organisation employs over 50,000 people and our global network provides services in more than 130 countries.

• Manage client/prospect relationships and grow your portfolio/existing accounts, providing the most appropriate insurance and risk management solutions.
• Negotiate with insurers to obtain outstanding coverage & terms for clients that accurately and effectively match client requirements.
• Manage own workload to effectively service the client relationship and ensure placements are completed within client deadlines.
• Ensure client information and sales plans are kept up to date.
• Proactively build up a sales pipeline of business opportunities that will ensure sales targets are met.
• Build strong working relationships, collaborating with other Gallagher teams, always treating others in a fair and respectful way.
• Manage renewals lists within required timelines, adhering to agreed policies and procedures.
• Obtain renewal information from clients for review and re-broking.
• Prepare and issue submissions to market using online systems, written submissions or calls to insurers as required.
• Prepare and issue client renewal terms, and all supporting policy documents, debiting premium as required.
• Ensure that you are MCC compliant and comply with the need to maintain CPD hours (4 hours quarterly). Ensure full disclosure of issues as they arise in line with compliance and legislative requirements, adhering to the relevant codes, CPC, AML/TF, F&P, etc.
• Provide advice to customers on implications of policy wordings e.g., policy conditions and exclusions.

• Proven industry experience in an Account Executive role in a brokerage/insurance environment.
• This is an MCC role and the minimum mandatory requirement is Certified Insurance Practitioner (CIP) working towards your MDI qualification.
• Extensive knowledge, experience and understanding of the commercial insurance market, products and services.
• Robust knowledge of client market and insurance industry network.

Rewards and Compensation

In addition to a competitive salary, working with great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 23 days' annual leave, plus an additional 3 days' leave for Volunteering.
• A defined contribution pension scheme, which we will also contribute to.
• Life Insurance – 4 x your basic annual salary.
• Income Protection – up to 75% of your annual income.
• Family Friendly Policies.