Benefact Group
Commercial Account Executive – New Business
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Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Cheltenham
About the role
Lansdown Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Commercial Account Executive to join our Cheltenham office.
As a Commercial Account Executive you will deliver exceptional client service acting as part of the Commercial New Business Team, supporting Lansdown “right first time” approach to customer service.
Why join us?
Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.
What you'll be doing
- Develop, negotiate, and profitably sell property business in line with company strategy and authority limits.
- Manage and prioritise workload to achieve objectives, meet SLAs, and deliver excellent customer service.
- Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships through appropriate communication and a right-first-time approach.
- Operate within regulatory requirements, identifying and escalating business risks where necessary.
- Support business growth, achieve agreed targets, and undertake additional duties as required.
What you'll need to have
- Strong background in commercial insurance with hands on experience managing commercial and residential property portfolios
- Proven success in generating new business, expanding existing books, and consistently delivering against sales targets
- Skilled at building trusted relationships with clients, agents, and insurers through regular face to face, phone, and written communication
- Flexible and dependable under pressure, managing workload effectively while contributing positively within a team and able to adapt to evolving business needs
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What makes you stand out
- Expert knowledge and experience of managing property portfolios
- Cert CII Qualification
What we offer
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- Group Personal Pension
- Bonus scheme
- A holiday buy scheme
- An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance
- Enhanced sick pay and parental leave
- Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications
- Paid time off for volunteering
Hear from the hiring manager
"We’re seeking a Commercial Account Executive to join our growing business and work with our New Business Team to continue to deliver exceptional results. If you’re looking for an opportunity to further your career in the Property insurance world, we’d love to hear from you."
About us
Lansdown Insurance Brokers is an established property insurance broker with over 60 years’ experience of offering specialist products and advice for landlord, business and personal lines insurance. In 2014 we were purchased by SEIB Insurance Brokers and are now proudly part of the Benefact Group.
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Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26
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