Commercial Account Executive

The role

Commercial Account Executive

Salary Circa £26000 - £28000 (dependant on experience)  
Full Time position, 
Permanent Contract
Location: Thirsk, York or Boston Spa
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00 with 1 hour for lunch or 4 days per week 8:30 – 17:30 with 30min lunch

Introduction to NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products and services, including general insurance, life, pensions and investments and has been providing quality insurance for its customers, for over 110 years.  We carefully balance delivering excellent service to our customers whilst ensuring the business is run effectively.  As a mutual, supporting our customers and paying their claims comes first.  We are a top ten UK insurance company and the UK’s largest rural insurer, with an agency network of over 250 local offices. 

About the Agency 
As a local agency of NFU Mutual we deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across our region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything we do. We are a business where honesty, integrity, and trust are at the heart of our values. We champion the personal approach to customer service that NFU Mutual are famous for.  

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Vale of York, Leeds & Harrogate Agency.

About the role:

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Prospecting Activities; pro-actively seek out and research businesses within target non-farming commercial sectors in order to develop a sales pipeline of quality prospects sufficient to achieve new business targets 
• Engage with sales initiatives to help grow our existing book of commercial business. 
• Cross sell a wide range of products to our existing portfolio of clients. Introducing the full range of NFU Mutual products; including Financial Services & Risk Management Services. 
• Responsible for maintaining high levels of professionalism while working towards building a quality rapport with every client. 
• Work with the management team to stay up to date with product developments and changes in processes.

About you: 

What we are looking for: 

• Experience in providing high quality customer service in an office or admin environment. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills and a friendly and social character with the ability to deal with a diverse range of clientele. 
• A keen team worker with the ability to work collaboratively with others to complete a wide range of tasks. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Confident in working with computers and CRM systems, experience with a Customer Relationship Management System and Social Media skills is an advantage. 
Our Commitment to you: 
•    Well established and knowledgeable team
•    Long-term career development opportunities with the option to work towards an industry recognized qualification. 
•    Pension Contribution 
•    Private Healthcare scheme 
•    Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience) 

Benefits 
•    Company pension
•    Free parking
•    Life Insurance
•    Private Healthcare
•    Sick pay

Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter to

View email address on agencycareers.nfumutual.co.uk. Contact number View phone number on agencycareers.nfumutual.co.uk. Applicants details will be stored in line with GDPR guidelines. As the agency covers three different sites there are multiple adverts, please only apply once. 

Closing date for all applications: 31/08/2026.

Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.