Job details
Region: South East
Location: Salisbury
Job reference: NFAR02140
Closing date: 25th October 2024
Apply nowAt NFU Mutual, we’ve built our reputation on, and succeeded in, the agricultural sector. With a value of £15billion to the UK economy, agriculture is an ever-evolving sector and we’re focused on developing our place within the sector even further.
As a Partner in the Salisbury and Wareham NFU Mutual Agency, you’ll be part of an insurance business that’s ripe for development. You’ll help build and drive the team through the changes needed to increase sales. This is an opportunity with learning and development at its heart.
You’ll use your understanding of agriculture to help forge new commercial alliances within this ever-growing sector in the South West. This is a self-employed growth opportunity with absolute commercial focus and the support of one of the UK’s largest insurers.
Working with the Salisbury and Wareham team, you’ll support our strategy for growth, and develop your skills across Wiltshire and Dorset. You’ll combine your passion for the agriculture sector to help create bespoke insurance solutions that meet the needs of the fast-paced agricultural world. You’ll be hungry to grow this insurance business at pace.
The diversification and modernisation of agriculture in the South West is your opportunity to thrive in this incredible sector. You’ll achieve this by using your sales and people skills to build strong and lasting relationships with an ever-growing portfolio of large agricultural businesses. You’ll also drive business growth beyond farming, tapping into local hotspots of High Net Worth and Small and Medium Enterprises across a range of sectors. This self-employed opportunity gives you the independence to grow your agency as far as you choose. There is plenty of scope for change and this is an opportunity for you to really make an impact.
NFU Mutual is a top 10 UK insurance provider with a focus on building business relationships and putting our customers at the heart of what we do. Our mutuality is our difference. And it works. With a 95% renewal rate, our status and respect in the agricultural world and beyond provides the foundations on which to grow your business.
Your new offices, in Salisbury and Wareham, are home to a dedicated team of 35, who thrive in a culture where working towards the same goals and supporting growth through great sales is a given. This is a traditional agency with big estates customers that is ready to increase in scope, both within the size of the team and the relationship with the customer. Our new business ambitions are set to push the the agency even further forwards.
As a self-employed Partner and Agent of NFU Mutual, your earnings depend on the agency performance. The Salisbury and Wareham agency is ready for transformation. With a strong core farming market, we’re now ready to develop further opportunities and future growth potential across the South West. Your energy, drive, vision and personal ambition are the only limit to your future earning potential.
There’s no capital investment required, just your passion and drive for growth and sales. Your reward will be earnings based on a share of the agency profits.
We’ll set you up for success. You’ll have access to the NFU Mutual support services you need to build a sustainable, profitable insurance business. And you’ll learn from the Senior Partners who will share their career experience and skills. Further support includes sales, marketing, business insurance, financial planning, and risk management services.
One of the other aspects of this opportunity is being appointed an NFU Senior Group Secretary. You’ll be the voice of the Union, bringing the agriculture community together and sharing best-practice and policy updates. With full backing from the NFU, you’ll have access to expert advice and specialist support on everything from policy and increasing membership numbers to marketing and media. In this role you’re supporting the needs of this active farming community and opening doors to future business opportunities for your agency.
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This is a ‘best of both worlds’ opportunity, balancing the flexibility of self-employment with the backing of an already successful team and NFU Mutual, a hugely respected insurance business.
If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your application as early as possible as we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
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