Broker Development Manager Jensten Underwriting

Overview

Are you an ambitious, well networked team player who has impeccable standards and driven to do the right thing? If so, you would be a great fit for our Business Development Manager role.

The Role:

We currently have an opening for a Business Development Manager to cover the North East, East Midlands, East Anglia and Scotland region to be responsibility for development of Broker accounts to provide profitable growth in sales and income. As part of our ambitious plans for the future, we are seeking an enthusiastic and personable professional who can take this territory to new heights of success.

Based in the North you will visit Brokers across your region to build and strengthen the relationship. When you are not out, you will be based from home but expected to travel to our offices based in Huntingdon, London and Watnall for our monthly team meetings.

Jensten are the partner you can rely on both as a customer but also as a colleague. We aim to create a working environment where people enjoy being part of one team with the shared commitment to deliver excellence. A big part of how we do this is by listening and taking action.

Some key objectives & responsibilities will include:

• Developing broker accounts and forging stronger and deeper relationships

• Identification of opportunities for growth that are aligned with Product strategy and appetite

• Building your personal brand and the Jensten business brand

• Promoting the benefits of the Jensten Underwriting and Jensten London Markets proposition

• Demonstrating how our Distribution proposition can enhance a broker’s business

• Identify, evaluate and secure new distribution opportunities

About you

As a Business Development Manager
, you will report to the Head of Broker Development. You will thrive on building strong working relationships with your Broker accounts and be experienced in managing a panel of Brokers.

You’ll also be or have:

• A good general knowledge of the Insurance market and legislation requirements

• Business development, relationship management and client management experience within the Insurance industry

• Have a strong network within the industry and be able to utilise these connections to grow our Broker accounts

• Proven ability in developing and executing strategic plans

• Strong communication skills

• A collaborative working approach with the ability to work closely with your team

• Effective prioritisation of time and resource

• Must have a current driving licence, own vehicle and be willing to travel nationwide

• A competent level of knowledge of Microsoft office

About Us

Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace — combining scale, deep technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.

Operating through six specialist divisions — Network Broking, Regional Broking, Schemes Broking, Specialist Lines, London Market Broking and Underwriting — we deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third‑party broking partners.

Thanks to strong organic growth and a strategic acquisition programme, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing more than £650 million GWP into the market. We employ over 1,000 colleagues across 50 locations across the UK and Ireland and support 93 entrepreneurial franchise holders nationwide.

Our purpose — “Protecting today, empowering tomorrow” — reflects the role we play for our clients, our communities and each other. Our people bring this to life every day through our values:
Caring, Curious, Skilled and Bold.

We sit in a unique space between large consolidators and local brokers — big enough to offer capability and influence, yet agile enough to maintain the culture, autonomy and client focus of a truly independent business.