Gallagher
Assistant Account Executive (Start ASAP)
Perth, Flexible and hybrid working options available - Perth
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 67,000 - 67,500 / Year
- Incentive, fully subsidised Tier 1 Insurance Broking Certification, Gallagher Rewards for discounts at 350+ major retailers, paid volunteering days and additional weeks' lifestyle leave
- 2 vacancies
- Apply by 29 Sep 2023
- Start date ASAP
Gallagher is a global leader in Insurance broking, risk management and consulting, with over 39,000 employees worldwide in over 130 countries. We have a global reach with a local presence and pride ourselves on being a socially responsible and an ethical organisation expressed through our Shared Values, The Gallagher Way. We are proud to have been awarded, for the 13th consecutive year, the 2023 Worldโs Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute (2023) as well as being one of Insurance Business Australia Top Insurance Employers and Forbes Best Employer for Women.
- Coordinating and compiling new business quotes and renewals
- Completion of Debtor and Credits process to ensure the refunds are checked for accuracy and made within timelines as well as Debtor controls (assisting Broker with these processes and timelines)
- Completion of Certificates of Currency, checking of renewal schedules and ensuring clients are being responded to in timely manner โข Processing of simple endorsements, removing suspended transactions, sunrise policies, cancellation of policies
- Supporting an ongoing and effective working relationship with insurers and clients including addressing of queries and responding in a timely manner
- Ensuring a timely and accurate production/processing of administration duties including invoices, quotes, premiums and adjustments calculations
- Maintaining up to date management of databases, information systems and Branch records
- Ensuring the completion of all activities delegated by the Account Executive or Senior Account Executive within determined parameters
- Seek opportunities to improve internal business processes and cost efficiencies and work with the Gallagher Service Centre to ensure processes and information is accurately prepared
- Gathering relevant client information and identifying key issues to provide assistance to broker
- Continually maintaining and acquiring an awareness of the industry, client's business and insurance needs
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Assisting clients with their insurance needs
In my current rotation, the general expectation is to learn as much as possible each day. No specific responsibilities have been assigned.
This obviously depends on the team we are in. Some teams, such as workplace risk, don't have the workload or type of work to sustain a full-time graduate role and therefore some days a left with not too much to do. In saying this, though, WPR has offered the opportunity for lots of client interactions and site visits which have been very valuable. In other teams such as Corporate and Fin Lines, they have still offered these experiences (albeit not to the same volume) but they have also offered opportunities to develop our traditional broking skills and stakeholder relationship management, which will be more valuable in the role we have next year.
About the employer
Gallagher
4.0
50,000 - 100,000 employees
Banking & Financial Services
Gallagher is a leading international Insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm, operating in over 150 countries worldwide
Pros and cons of working at Gallagher
Pros
The people are quite good here, as is the work life balance.
The people and the industry. The office is full of people I enjoy working with and the industry itself is one based on relationships, and therefore have plenty of opportunities to socialise and network with insurers, underwriters, etc. In the graduate program, there is a strong focus on our learning and development, meaning we have been offered plenty of opportunities to gain experiences through client interaction and mentoring.
Culture and people
The opportunity to be mentored by industry leaders.
Good people
Cons
The lack of structural organisation, and leadership is disappointing. As is the company's approach to remuneration of employees.
Our office has experienced a high amount of change recently, especially in staff turnover. This is mainly due to the lack of experience insurance people in the industry and therefore people often move around. Not so much a Gallagher issue in itself, but we have lost/about to lose some really good and talented employees that we have just started to build working relationship with.
Specific to the grad program, being placed in a team that is not prepared to accommodate a graduate.
The loss/ reduction of forum's and social events