Manchester | Full-time, Permanent | Mon–Fri, 08:30–17.30
£28,000 + monthly bonus + fantastic benefits
Ready to take your sales career further with a global leader!
Are you great with customers over the phone?
Do you know how to turn warm leads into genuine results?
Want a role where you’re trusted, supported, rewarded and never cold calling?
Join Markel as an Insurance Sales Advisor and help us deliver an outstanding new business and renewals service to customers across the UK.
Here, you won’t just sell insurance, you’ll help give people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities.
Why this role is special:
At Markel, you’ll find a global community of optimists, problem solvers and relationship‑builders. We push each other to grow because when we reach our potential, we help others reach theirs.
This is your chance to build a meaningful career in insurance with genuine progression routes into:
Underwriting
Claims
Business development
Leadership
And all from our supportive Manchester office, in a lively team that celebrates success and enjoys the everyday.
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll be at the heart of our Direct Team, speaking to customers who are already engaged with us - warm, pre‑generated leads only. No cold calling!
Your day-to-day will include:
Making outbound calls to customers with existing quotes, renewals due, or lapsed policies
Handling inbound sales and service calls
Cross‑selling relevant insurance products
Quoting, binding, renewing and taking payment for policies
Managing live chat and email queries
Processing online quote referrals within your underwriting authority
Completing mid-term adjustments and issuing renewal invitations
Providing high-quality, people-first customer experiences every time
You’ll work towards both individual and team targets, with a clear incentive plan that rewards strong performance.
What you’ll bring:
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
Experience in sales, telesales, customer service or financial services
Confidence communicating by phone
Strong objection handling and negotiation skills
A results-focused attitude with a genuine desire to achieve
The ability to identify cross-sell opportunities
Excellent time management and ownership of your work
A people-first, customer-focused approach
Experience in insurance is helpful, but not essential - your attitude, personality and drive are what really matter.
Life at Markel:
We’re a Fortune 500 company with 60+ offices in 20+ countries, but our people-first culture is what makes us different. Our values guide everything we do:
We’re all about people
We win together
We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday
We think further
When you join Markel, you’re supported, trusted and encouraged to grow because you’re what makes Markel special.
What’s in it for you?
£28,000 base salary
Achievable monthly bonus + regular incentives
25 days holiday + bank holidays (with holiday buy/sell options)
Company pension scheme
Private medical & dental cover
Life assurance & income protection
Travel insurance
Season ticket loan
Career development and progression opportunities
Supportive, inclusive culture
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call us on 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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What We Do
At Markel, we believe in hard work, a zealous pursuit of excellence, and fairness in all our dealings. Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) is a global Fortune 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We seek to be a leader in each of our pursuits, with insurance being our primary business. As a market leader for specialty insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world, Markel embodies integrity, commitment, teamwork, and innovation in every day operations. We are encouraged to look for a better way to do things. Since our founding in 1930, we have sought to know our customers’ needs and to provide quality products and service. Markel specializes in providing coverage for hard-to-place risks for a variety of niche markets including: • Agricultural and equine risks • Reinsurance for large risk enterprises such as oil rigs • Event cancellation insurance for weddings, concerts, and sporting events • Inland marine coverage for fine art collections • Environmental pollution • Yachts, ATVs, and motorcycles At Markel we provide an atmosphere in which people can reach their personal potential. We are results-oriented, and we continually strive for a better way to do things. The Markel approach is one of spontaneity and flexibility. Markel helps employees balance work and social activities. Markel gives you the keys to success! Keeping an open mind and learning new skills allows our associates to stay ahead of the marketplace. Above all, we enjoy what we are doing. There is excitement here that comes from innovating, creating, striving for a better way, sharing success with others…winning. That is the Markel Style.
