Field Insurance Advisor
Exeter area
From £32,500 depending on skills and experience, plus company car/allowance
28/10/2025 09:00:00 AM
We are looking for a highly self-motivated and personable individual to engage directly with our farming Members and prospects to promote our insurance services.
Cornish Mutual is working hard to protect the farming community, and as such we are looking for someone who is keen to join a purpose-driven organisation and to help build resilience across the agricultural sector.
The role involves building strong relationships with our Members and the ability to develop our insurance portfolio around Devon, visiting Members and new prospects to discuss our insurance products and promote health and safety on the farm. There will be an emphasis on generating new business opportunities in the area.
Are you great with new people and introductions? Do you know how to interact with people from all walks of life? Would you love the challenge of growing our membership in Devon?
The successful applicant will be a natural account manager, a confident negotiator and driven by results.
- Sales or business development experience
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage own diary
- Passion for delivering exceptional service to our farming and business Members
- An honest and value-driven approach
- A natural team player who enjoys working collaboratively as part of a highly effective team
- A pro-active self starter, motivated to succeed and keen to deliver
- A confident communicator and decision maker
- Great rapport-building skills
- Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload
- Enjoy rising to the challenge of complex situations on a regular basis
- Good IT skills including the use of CRM & Microsoft Office
- An aptitude for and experience of telesales and lead generation
- Insurance experience is advantageous, but not essential
- Experience in/knowledge of the agricultural sector, as is an appreciation of agricultural/rural issues
- Full UK driving license
Founded by a group of farmers in 1903 to provide cost effective insurance to the community, Cornish Mutual is now one of the leading South West insurance providers. As a mutual, we are a Member-owned business, run for the benefit of our Members (customers) - we don’t have shareholders. Our success is down to our people and our Members – both are at the heart of everything we do.
As an employer we offer a culture that is open and honest and we are supportive and collaborative, to empower individuals to deliver the best outcomes and develop in their careers. Our growth plans are ambitious, and we are looking for passionate people that can help us continue building relationships, supporting each other and that of our communities.
We value all our employees and offer a number of benefits including:
- 35-hour week, supporting a great work life balance
- Private medical insurance and income protection cover
- 24 days' holiday, increasing to 28 days per year with length of service (plus bank holidays). Plus, the option to ‘buy’ an extra 5 days per year (after a qualifying period).
- Comprehensive induction programme, excellent learning and development opportunities including professional memberships and relevant qualifications.
- Up to 25% discount on selected Cornish Mutual insurance products and access to our exclusive Member discounts on other everyday essentials
- Company events to support social wellbeing.
And many more!
Please write to us detailing how your skills and experience match what we are searching for and why you have chosen to apply for this role.
We fill our vacancies as soon as we find people who fit our culture and meet the skills requirements. This means that whilst we may advertise with a closing date, we may offer the role to someone before that date, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
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We encourage direct applications and only work with carefully selected recruitment partners. We advise that if you are contacted by any agency and wish to verify that a source is legitimate, please contact recruitment@cornishmutual.co.uk before sharing any personal information. We never accept unsolicited applications from agencies.