Broker - Commercial

**Introduction**:
Gallagher is one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage and risk management companies, with a global network of brokers in over 130 countries. In New Zealand, we are known as Gallagher Insurance (formerly Crombie Lockwood). We advise on, and arrange business, rural, personal and life and health insurance on behalf of around 160,000 clients. Our unique culture is based on shared values such as integrity, inclusion and respect, collaboration in the best interest of the client, and professional excellence. These expectations are captured in our Client Care principles. Our values are set out in The Gallagher Way, a series of 25 tenets that guides how we do business and informs the actions we take every day.

**Overview**:
**About us**:
At Gallagher, we’ve been helping to protect what’s important to people and businesses for more than 95 years. Gallagher is the world’s third largest insurance brokerage and risk management companies, with a global network of brokers in over 130 countries.

We make success happen. We are stronger as one team and together we continually strive to make a difference, whether it’s for our clients, our colleagues or our communities. Our shared values are core to our culture and are reflected in everything we do, as set out in The Gallagher Way.

**About the role**:
We’re looking for a confident and professional Commercial Broker to join our team in Taupo. Working collaboratively you will service a portfolio of rural clients providing timely and trusted advice.

You will inherit and grow an established and profitable book of client business and will be instrumental in developing Gallagher’s continued growth, reputation and status in the industry and market place.

**How you'll make an impact**
- ** Maintain client relationships by delivering an outstanding client experience**:

- ** Management of renewals ensuring that they are completed on or before expiry dates**:

- ** Servicing of alterations, endorsements and setting up new policies and finance agreements**:

- ** Resolve client queries and manage the collection of premiums**:

- ** Deliver product advice and proactively refer products that are appropriate to the needs of the client**:

- ** Support the Key Account Manager by handling the smaller accounts of a large Property Managing Group**:

- ** Broking is required on MD,BI,PL,SL Policies**:

- ** End to end Process skills, including invoicing / document generation etc due to the nature of the client relationship**:

- ** Very busy role with high volume of clients so strength in time management skills, accuracy and speed are critical**

**Skills and Experience**:

- ** Previous commercial or rural insurance broking experience (minimum of 3 years)**:

- ** Strong relationship building, influencing and negotiation skills**:

- **Proven ability to develop and manage complex client accounts**:

- ** Experience in developing new business opportunities**:

- ** A strong sense of team work and a committed work ethic**:

- ** Demonstrated understanding of NZ insurance policies and regulations**:

- ** Holds or is working towards a Certificate in Financial Services (NZQA Level 5)**

**Benefits**:

- ** Comprehensive reward and recognition programme**:

- ** Life insurance benefit (T&Cs apply)**:

- ** Discounted personal insurance**:

- ** Yearly wellness contribution**:

- ** Yearly flu vaccinations**:

- ** We support you to develop your skills with excellent learning and development opportunities within a friendly team environment.**

**We are committed to helping our people grow and succeed with us. By investing in learning and development at every level, we nurture the professional growth of our people at each step of their career path. We were recognised for our continuing commitment to our people with an ‘Employer of Choice’ award in 2023 HRD Awards New Zealand.**

**How to apply**:
**We know you’ll really enjoy being part of our professional, close-knit team. As part of the US based Gallagher group of companies, we have scale and multi-national reach with a kiwi feel.**

**Compensation and benefits**:
**We value inclusion and diversity**

**Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.**

**Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.**

**We know you’ll really enjoy being part of our professional, close-knit team. As part of the Global Gallagher group of companies, we have scale and multi-national reach with a Kiwi feel.**

**Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunit