Aviva France continued its drive to recruit new talent at the Top FI recruitment fair, held at La Défense, Paris, on 1 and 2 October. Between now and the end of the year, Aviva is hoping to recruit 50 commercial life insurance advisers.
Aviva France continued its drive to recruit new talent at the Top FI recruitment fair, held at La Défense, Paris, on 1 and 2 October. Between now and the end of the year, Aviva is hoping to recruit 50 commercial life insurance advisers. For 2009, Aviva is planning to recruit 60 general insurance agents, 135 commercial life insurance advisers and 10 regional sales managers and brokerage managers.
Seeking strong personalities with perfect understanding of life and non-life insurance
More important than high levels of qualifications, Aviva is above all looking for individual personalities with a solid sense of business, good general levels of training and successful initial professional experience behind them. Working in insurance requires a solid footing in the local economic tissue to enable you to put forward the global protection solution which is best adapted to the risks faced by businesses or individuals. This policy of accompanying the client and an approach which focuses on personalised advice constitute the Good Advice approach championed by Aviva, an asset which sets the company apart and is becoming a precursor in terms of the transparency and quality of information given to clients. Lastly, as Aviva is positioned as an insurance multi-specialist, the general agents it is looking for must quickly learn all there is to know about non-life and life insurance products and long-term savings.
Careers in non-life insurance
- Aviva general insurance agent: an entrepreneur
The general agents are Aviva's representatives at local level. Self-employed and therefore company heads in their own right, Aviva's 875 general agents develop Aviva's commercial policy by combining the management of their teams, strategy and respect for the values of the company. Faithful to the philosophy of Good Advice, the general agent analyses the profile of and risks run by his or her clients, assuming responsibility for the management and monitoring of all contracts on a day-by-day basis and helping clients in the event that the worst happens, from entering the claim right through to the compensation payment.
Number of positions: 60 in 2009
Candidate profile: Good general level of education and more than five years' commercial experience, probably aged around 35/45
Basic salary: Between €25,000 and €45,000
Location: Throughout France
Aviva training programme
Aviva is the first company to earn IFPASS (Institute of Professional Insurance Training) certification for its training programme, which guides new recruits through an 18-week practical and theoretical training course. This programme is designed to teach all new agents the theoretical basis of life and non-life insurance.
- Sales adviser- Life
The Life sales adviser is responsible for developing a portfolio of target clients and keeping them loyal, whether they are individuals or unsalaried workers. He or she will provide personal advice on savings, pensions, transfer of assets and provident schemes.
Number of positions throughout France: 50 by the end of this year and 135 in 2009
Candidate profile: University education and first commercial experience - Regional sales manager: local support for the general agents
Aviva insurance regional sales managers are responsible for an area of between one and three administrative districts, with responsibility for the recruitment and coordination of and general support to the general agents. They will also take on management duties: negotiating and monitoring targets, training and providing information for agents, commercial support and the management of special promotions. - Brokerage manager
The brokerage managers help towards the commercial development of the insurance products in the region they cover. Tasked with developing and coordinating a network of intermediaries (brokers, life insurance agents, CGPI), he or she will also set in place action plans, ensure business quality and carry out regular monitoring of portfolios.
Number of positions over both jobs: 10 in 2009 (no set division between the two)
Candidate profile: Educated to first degree level at least and with some professional experience
Mobility throughout France required
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Press contacts:
Estelle Joubert
Telephone: 01 76 62 57 86
E-mail: estelle_joubert@aviva.fr
Isabelle Solal (agence Zap)
Telephone: 01 47 07 19 47
E-mail: isolal@agencezap.com
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About Aviva
Aviva is Europe's leading provider of life insurance and long-term savings products with strong positions on other markets around the world. Based on gross premiums at 31 December 2007, Aviva was the world's fifth-largest insurance group. Aviva's three principal businesses are life assurance and long-term savings, asset management and non-life insurance, with a total turnover of €56.7 billion in 2007 and €455 million in assets under management at 30 June 2008.
With more than 150 years' experience in France, Aviva is one of the top 10 players in the insurance market. Aviva France stands out from the crowd with its solid, balanced and profitable multi-distribution model: 875 general agents, 1,800 branch staff, 400 life insurance advisers and 1000+ brokers. Aviva France also has major well-established partners such as AFER, the largest savings association in France, the Crédit du Nord group, the Union Financière de France and Médéric. Specialising in unit-linked products, Aviva is recognised for the excellent performance of its long-term funds and solid commitment to its customers through its "Good Advice" approach. Aviva employs more than 3300 staff in France. At 31 December 2007, Aviva France recorded consolidated sales of €6.5 billion and an IFRS net profit of €338 million. The company managed assets worth €71.4 billion at 30 June 2008.