Insurance account manager

In your day-to-day tasks you could:

• build good working relationships with brokers and other agents
•  be responsible for several business accounts
•  promote new insurance products and work to sales targets
•  set up meetings to pitch and develop new business accounts
•  work with insurance underwriters to adapt policies
•  set up claims handling and support teams for new policies
•  monitor team sales performance
•  develop marketing literature
•  make sure that all business meets strict financial services industry rules

• customer service skills
• the ability to sell products and services
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to use your initiative
• persistence and determination
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• excellent verbal communication skills
• maths knowledge
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You can get into this job through:

• a university course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role
• training with a professional body

With experience and a good track record, you could be promoted into a senior sales or marketing role. You could also move into area management or senior management, supervising other managers and planning company strategies.

You could use your skills from this role in other areas, for example sales, marketing, business development or account handling.