Manage a portfolio of SME Clients.

Foster relationships in the local community to cement yourself as a trust advisor in the region.

Develop relationships with carriers to deliver superior outcomes for your clients.

About Us

Insurance Broking is a core element of Hooker & Heijden’s recruitment services. We have successfully fostered and maintained relationships with leading brokerages including Steadfast and Austbrokers Members, allowing us to present a wide range of career and employment opportunities to Insurance Broking professionals.

Our Clients

Hooker & Heijden are proud to be representing multiple businesses located throughout regional Victoria. From Warrnambool, to Horsham, to Wodonga and beyond we have clients with strengths in SME, Farm and rural services expertise, these brokerages are known in their local communities as trusted insurance advisors and an important contributor the local economy.

The Role

All roles are responsible for a portfolio of clients. Due to the regional nature of the roles there will be travel involved to service your clients requirement. You will you work closely with internal stakeholders to secure introductions and new business leads and to play your part in the delivery of best-in-class insurance outcomes and insurance risk transfer solutions across the business. As the successful applicant you will:

Manage a portfolio of circa 300-400k + income depending on your level of experience

Work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver the best possible outcome for clients with a focus on client retention.

Maintaining strategic relationships with insurance carrier partners in all key markets and successfully negotiating appropriate risk transfer and placement solutions based on individual client risk profile.

Monitor and review your own portfolio in support of a robust compliance, regulatory and legislative climate and helping support clients and colleagues in support of great client outcomes across both General lines and Professional Services lines of Insurance.

Identify business development opportunities.

Provide high level of support to all team members and ensure that all requests are met in a timely and efficient manner.

Ensure provision of excellent service to clients and the highest quality input to insurers including quoting renewals, processing of endorsements/amendments, preparing correspondence between our clients and underwriters, updating reports, premium calculations and allocations where required at the client’s direction.

Skills and Experience that will lead to success

Strong technical understanding of a broad range of General Lines general insurance lines and ideally a fondness for an area where we may assist you in growing your expertise.

Highly self-motivated to take ownership and accountability for development and execution of client and underwriter relationships.

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Team Player who works well with others, in support of a national focus on the General lines of business

Minimum Tier 1 Broking Compliance would be expected; individuals from an underwriting background would be welcome to apply.

Employee Benefits

Competitive remuneration structure including generous bonus schemes to reward our staff for their contributions.

Formal Training and Development opportunities.

Hybrid work arrangements following completion of probation.

Next Steps

Hooker & Heijden undertake a thorough recruitment process on behalf of our clients and candidates. Please express your interest in this role by submitting your interest via this advertisement. We will contact you to discuss this role, your experience, and other opportunities we may have that are appropriate.

As part of our compliance process, we will provide you with a privacy statement and candidate registration form to completed.

Hooker & Heijden and our Clients interview process includes telephone, video and in person interviews. Testing may also be part of the interview process.

Please note as part of securing your new position it may be a requirement of employment that you undertake background checks including but not limited to police, bankruptcy, banned register and qualification checks.