Senior Aviation Broker – Account Executive
Location: London
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 depending on experience
Sector: Aviation / London Market Insurance
The Role
A leading specialist insurance brokerage is looking to hire an experienced Senior Aviation Broker / Account Executive to join its established Aviation team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of major Aviation accounts, providing a high level of client service while leading the placement and renewal process across London and international markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of major Aviation accounts, overseeing the full broking and account-handling lifecycle.
- Lead renewal processes, ensuring accounts are proactively managed and delivered within agreed timescales.
- Analyse client risks and provide advice on appropriate insurance and risk-transfer solutions.
- Prepare market presentations, quotations and firm-order documentation, ensuring full and accurate disclosure.
- Negotiate with insurers and markets to secure appropriate coverage, terms and pricing for clients.
- Manage placements, endorsements, post-placement changes, subjectivities and warranties.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, insurers and key London Market contacts.
- Act as a trusted adviser to clients, understanding their requirements and providing commercially focused solutions.
- Support strong client retention through effective account management and renewal strategy.
- Monitor premium, brokerage, renewal and other account information as required.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of client and market communications and negotiations.
- Ensure all activity meets relevant regulatory, compliance and quality standards.
- Identify and resolve service issues or complaints promptly and effectively.
- Support and supervise junior members of the team, providing guidance, training and technical development.
- Contribute to the continued growth and development of the Aviation division and wider business.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience within Aviation insurance broking, ideally within the London Market.
- Strong knowledge of Aviation risks, placement structures and the wider insurance market.
- Experience managing sizeable or complex client accounts.
- Strong market relationships across London and international insurance markets.
- Excellent negotiation, communication and client-management skills.
- A strong understanding of the end-to-end broking and renewal process.
- The ability to manage multiple accounts and competing deadlines effectively.
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of technical accuracy.
- Previous experience mentoring or supervising junior colleagues would be advantageous.
- A professional, commercially minded and client-focused approach.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Aviation Broker or Account Executive to join a well-established specialist team, take ownership of a portfolio of high-value accounts and play a key role in the continued growth of the Aviation division.