Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive

# Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive Region:
South West

Location:

Chippenham Job reference: ANEE
01863## The role
** Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive*
* ** Salary - £23,000 - £28,000 (dependant on experience)*
* ** Full Time position, permanent contract*
* *
* Location:

South Cotswolds Agency – Initially working out of our Wotton-under-Edge or Chippenham site and moving to Sherston in 2026*
* ** Monday – Friday – 9am – 5pm*
* ** Introduction to NFU Mutual
** 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.

** About the role
** At NFU Mutual South Cotswolds Agency we are currently recruiting for a Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive to work within our vibrant, enthusiastic, and ambitious team. As a Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive, you will be supported through a structured development program to develop your sales and customer service skills, which will allow you to pro-actively seek out and research businesses within target non-farming commercial sectors in order to develop a sales pipeline of quality prospects sufficient to achieve new business targets.  

You will learn how to review and identify the commercial insurance needs of prospects and advise on NFU Mutual insurance products, seeking opportunities to differentiate our offering to add value and win sustainable new business. This will include accompanying existing staff members on client visits. You will have a detailed Personal Development Plan to ensure you are performing in line with the agency’s expectation, but this will be adapted to a pace and style that suits you.

Once your training is complete, you will be able to introduce the full-range of NFU Mutual’s products including General Insurance, Financial Services and Risk Management.  This role will be made for you if you are passionate about working effectively within a team; handing over new clients to a truly customer focused team of Service, Claims and Account Management colleagues in the Agency, who will ensure that the new business you worked so hard to generate is well looked after and retained come renewal.  

You will be able to utilise the extensive training, support and resources available both within the Agency and wider NFU Mutual in order to develop an in-depth understanding of our target commercial sectors and the associated NFU Mutual insurance products.## About youWe are looking for someone who possesses and demonstrates the following skills and attributes.  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
• An interest in meeting new people and relationship management skills  
• A results-driven approach to work in order to meet targets and deliver results to tight deadlines  
• The ability to analyse and interpret data  
• Attention to detail and accurate record keeping  
• Excellent time management skills and self-motivation  
• A driving licence and access to own vehicle.  
** Our commitment to you*
* • We offer a professional, hardworking yet supportive and friendly environment with a strong team ethos and ethical practices  
• To allow you to perform to your best, we will invest in your personal development and provide a comprehensive training plan and the opportunity to develop your career within our business  
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service  
• Competitive pension…