Commercial Account Executive
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Commercial Account Executive - Chester - Hybrid - Up to £80,000 +
Join a well-established brokerage that's serious about growth - and ready to back the right person to help drive it.
This is a role for an experienced Account Executive who's built a strong book and wants the platform to take it further. You'll have genuine autonomy over your portfolio, access to warm leads through banking partnerships, and the backing of in-house underwriting and specialist teams - so you can focus on what you do best.
Salary: Up to £80,000 (depending on book size)
Location: Chester
Working pattern: Hybrid - 1 day in the office
What you'll be doing
- Managing and growing your own portfolio of commercial clients
- Driving new business through your existing relationships and network
- Working across general commercial lines, with additional opportunity within specialist schemes
- Accessing warm leads via banking partnerships and internal referral channels
- Collaborating with in-house underwriting and specialist teams
- Supported by a structured broking and placement function - so you're not doing it alone
What they're looking for
- A proven track record as a Commercial Account Executive
- An existing book of business or strong pipeline ready to bring across
- Confidence in new business generation and client development
- Solid experience across general commercial lines
- Someone who can operate independently and think commercially
Why this role?
- Salary up to £100,000 depending on book size - with quarterly and annual bonuses on top
- Access to warm leads through established banking partnerships
- In-house underwriting support and specialist schemes to strengthen your offering
- A well-structured office with strong infrastructure behind you
- An immediate hiring need - decisions are being made quickly
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your book of business size and commercial lines specialism — the advert explicitly prioritises candidates with an existing book or strong pipeline.
📊 Quantify your portfolio: e.g. 'Managed a £2.3M GWP commercial book across 85 SME clients, achieving 94% retention over 3 years' to directly address the book-size-dependent salary structure.
🎯 Highlight experience across specific commercial lines classes (e.g. liability, property, fleet, professional indemnity) as the advert references general commercial lines and specialist schemes — name the classes you've worked in.
🤝 Showcase any existing banking or referral partnerships in your work history — the role is built around warm leads via banking relationships, so demonstrable experience with similar referral channels is a strong differentiator.
🌐 Include a dedicated 'New Business Generated' metric for each role — e.g. '£450k new business written in FY2023' — as new business generation and client development are core requirements listed in the advert.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Grew a commercial lines portfolio from £1.4M to £2.1M GWP over 3 years, onboarding 28 net-new SME clients through network referrals and banking partner introductions.
- •Retained 91% of a 110-client commercial book during brokerage transition, managing the full transfer of policy documentation and insurer relationships within 6 weeks.
- •Generated £380k in new commercial business in FY2023 by developing a structured referral programme with 4 regional banking contacts, converting warm leads at a 34% close rate.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Building and retaining a commercial book through genuine client relationships — not just inherited accounts — is what defines my approach as an Account Executive, which is why the Commercial Account Executive opportunity at Get Recruited (UK) Ltd's Chester brokerage immediately stood out. The combination of access to warm leads via established banking partnerships and in-house underwriting support is precisely the infrastructure I've been looking to leverage at my next firm.
My background in commercial insurance broking spans general commercial lines across SME and mid-market clients, with a consistent track record of new business generation and strong retention rates. I have hands-on experience collaborating with underwriting teams to structure bespoke placements and have developed referral pipelines that mirror the banking partnership model described in this role. I am confident in operating independently while working closely with specialist colleagues to deliver the right outcome for each client.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach the renewal cycle for a commercial client with a complex multi-line programme?
- ›What general commercial lines classes have you placed most frequently, and how do you stay current with market appetite?
- ›How do you work alongside an in-house underwriting team to structure bespoke covers for clients?
- ›Describe your process for onboarding a new commercial client from initial contact through to policy placement.
- ›How have you used referral or banking partnership channels to generate warm leads in a previous role?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you successfully moved a significant book of business to a new brokerage — what were the key challenges?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to develop a new client relationship entirely from your own network, without warm leads.
- ›Give an example of when you identified a gap in a client's cover and proactively restructured their programme — what was the outcome?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to operate independently on a complex placement without direct management support.
- ›Describe a situation where a key client was at risk of leaving — how did you retain them and what did you learn?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you successfully moved a significant book of business to a new brokerage — what were the key challenges?
Describe a situation where a key client was at risk of leaving — how did you retain them and what did you learn?
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