Salary: Starting from £40,000.00 (depending on experience) + benefits & bonus potential
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Exeter
Lloyd & Whyte, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Desktop Executive to join our Community Broking team in their Exeter office.
We're looking for an experienced Desktop Executive, keen on delivering outstanding service and driving meaningful impact in the insurance sector. As a Desktop Executive, you'll lead client relationships, meet sales and renewal targets, and unlock new business opportunities through strategic reviews and expert advice, all in support of our wider growth strategy.
Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.
Drive Sales & Growth - Achieve individual and team targets through proactive prospecting, outbound campaigns, and strategic client engagement.
Client Relationship Management - Build and maintain strong relationships via review meetings, mid-term visits, and tailored advice to exceed client expectations and maximise cross-sell opportunities.
Operational Excellence - Manage leads, meetings, and income generation through effective diary systems, activity tracking, and SMART time/resource planning.
Collaborative & Professional Representation - Partner with colleagues to maximise commercial opportunities and represent Lloyd & Whyte professionally at external events and industry forums.
Expert knowledge of and proven experience within the UK Commercial Insurance Industry, specifically within a new business focused role
Commercial acumen with a track record of delivering profitable growth.
Cert CII qualification (or qualified by experience)
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Your birthday off
Group Personal Pension
Bonus scheme
A holiday buy scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance
Enhanced sick pay and parental leave
Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications
Paid time off for volunteering
"Having experienced significant growth across the South West and South Wales regions since our formation in 2021, Lloyd & Whyte Community Broking is looking to further accelerate business development by welcoming a skilled Desktop Executive to our expanding team in both areas. This is an exciting time to join us, as we continue to build momentum. So if you're a commercially minded professional, eager to advance your insurance career, we’d be delighted to hear from you."
Lloyd & Whyte offer a range of specialist insurance services to a variety of clients. Our specialisms range from niche scheme insurance for Healthcare professionals to expert insurance for commercial motor vehicles and professional broker-to-broker insurance services. We also have a wide range of personal insurance services that cover homeowners from standard houses through to thatch & listed character properties and high value homes. The Lloyd & Whyte Group is split into five different client divisions which include multiple companies and brands.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
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