Job details
Trainee Insurance Sales Advisor
Region: South West
Location: Wells
Job reference: ANEE01921
Closing date: 27th April 2026
The role
Trainee Insurance Sales Advisor
Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Location: Our office is in the heart of Wells. This role is office based.
Salary: Starting from £27,000 depending on experience plus performance related pay.
Permanent Contract.
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.
At NFU Mutual's Wells Agency we are currently recruiting for a Trainee Insurance Sales Advisor to join our dynamic team and provide dedicated support to our customers.
We are deeply committed to both our customers and our team, so we understand the importance of getting a balance. As a forward-thinking and inclusive company, we’re dedicated to creating a supportive work environment. We believe in empowering our team to excel both at work and at home.
As an agency of NFU Mutual we work in line with their three strategic objectives:
· To deliver sustainable and profitable growth.
· To be a great company to do business with.
· To be a great place to work.
This role is perfect if you love relationship building, you will play a crucial role in supporting the sales and management teams in achieving sales targets and growing the business.
About the role:
Are you ambitious, motivated, and looking for a fulfilling career in Insurance Sales? You are invited to send your details to us!
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Sales Advisor to join our busy sales team based out of our Wells Office.
The role will include looking for opportunities to grow and develop the existing book and secure new customers.
• Delivery of new business; review and identify the commercial and personal insurance needs of prospects and advise on NFU Mutual insurance products, seeking opportunities to differentiate our offering to add value and win sustainable new business.
• Transact business compliantly within FCA requirements and always with a ‘customer-centric’ approach.
• Introduce the full range of NFU Mutual products, including Financial Services, Risk Management and our full range of General Insurance products.
• Work effectively within a team; looking after existing and new clients in a truly customer focused team of Service, Claims and Account Management colleagues in the Agency – together we ensure the new business you worked so hard to generate is well looked after and retained come renewal.
• Develop knowledge and expertise; utilise the extensive training, support, and resources available both within the Agency and wider NFU Mutual in order to develop an in-depth understanding of our NFU Mutual philosophy and our associated insurance products.
The role
What we’re looking for:
• A person with a significant proven sales experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, & relationship building abilities.
• Pro-activity, and the ability to work independently to develop a pipeline of prospects and drive your own sales performance.
• Experience of and understanding of the insurance sector preferable not but essential.
• Strong I.T. literacy
Successful candidates will be required to complete training organised by NFU Mutual and pass the relevant licensing qualifications, within an agreed timeframe.
Our commitment to you:
· Professional, hardworking yet supportive and friendly environment, with a strong team ethos and ethical practices
· Competitive salary: Depending on experience.
· The opportunity to run independent campaigns and initiatives to help achieve your target.
· Long-term career development opportunities (including mentoring from Business Partners), high-level sales training.
· 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days after your first year.
· A professional and supportive work environment.
· Investment in personal development to further your career within the business.
· £500 per annum wellness package including access to a cash healthcare plan.
· Annual team performance related bonus scheme.
· Pension scheme.
· Regular team events and activities including a volunteering programme.
· No weekend or evening work.
· Free parking.
Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter to: lindsey_ashworth@nfumutual.co.uk
Closing date for all applications: 27th April 2026 interviews may be conducted before this date.
Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.
How your Agents will support you
Whatever your role, as a key member of your agency team, you’ll enjoy the chance to develop your insurance industry knowledge and skills and build a rewarding career. For most roles you won’t necessarily need an insurance background. It’s more about your personal qualities – your ability to learn quickly, develop strong working relationships with a range of different people and give customers excellent service, with trusted advice and products.
Bring these qualities and you’ll be supported with a full range of training and development opportunities so you can build the career you want. These include the chance to gain an apprenticeship, as well as support to study for professional qualifications and full training in all aspects of the insurance industry.