NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products and services, including general insurance, life, pensions and investments and has been providing quality insurance for its customers, for over 110 years. We carefully balance delivering excellent service to our customers whilst ensuring the business is run effectively. As a mutual, supporting our customers and paying their claims comes first. We are a top ten UK insurance company and the UK's largest rural insurer, with an agency network of over 250 local offices.
About the Agency
As a local agency of NFU Mutual we deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across our region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything we do. We are a business where honesty, integrity, and trust are at the heart of our values. We champion the personal approach to customer service that NFU Mutual are famous for.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Central Cornwall Agency, based out of our Truro or Liskeard office.
About the role:
You will be the first point of contact for customers. On a day-to-day basis you will be dealing with new sales enquiries, existing policy changes and claims, all with a 'can-do' proactive enthusiasm. Your cores activities include:
Responding to customer enquiries over the telephone.
Supporting customers that visit the office.
Identifying and calling prospects to offer NFU Mutual Products and Services.
Acquiring and maintaining a knowledge of NFU Mutual General Insurance products
Reviewing and advising customers on their general insurance requirements
Enabling cross-selling opportunities to new and existing customers
Administering all customer instructions to completion and compliance standards
Processing and dispatching renewal documentation
Producing correspondence to required timeframes and quality standards
Developing and sustaining effective working relationships with customers and relevant staff
About You
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The chances are, you'll have already worked in a similar role, you will have an excellent telephone manner and be willing to go above and beyond to provide a first-class customer experience. You will enjoy working in a busy team environment and being proactive to support the growth of the business. You will be:
Determined with a strong willingness to learn
Able to communicate effectively, both written and verbal
Able to problem solve and use your own initiative and judgement
Familiar and competent with MS Office applications (Word, Excel and MS Dynamics experience would be desirable).
Willing to work as part of a team
Have a practical and hands-on attitude
Be organised and hardworking
Well-mannered and presentable for the role
Reliable and dependable
Seeking to uphold standards
Demonstrate attributes of honesty, integrity, due skill, care and diligence
Desire to build a long-term career with NFU Mutual
Our commitment to you:
Competitive salary with opportunity for progression
Access to bonus scheme
Contributory pension scheme
A focus on your professional development, with full training provided.
35 hours a week
25 days annual leave plus all UK bank holidays
Free Parking
Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter to: lisa_hitchens@nfumutual.co.uk
If your application for employment is unsuccessful, the Company will hold your data on file for six months after the end of the relevant recruitment process. If you agree to allow the Company to keep your personal data on file, the Company will hold your data on file for a further time period 6 months for consideration for future employment opportunities. At the end of that period your data is deleted or destroyed.
Closing date for all applications: 2nd May 2025.
Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.
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