Underwriting
Insurance
Middlesex
Up to £30k plus benefits

Underwriter

Ref: 3900| Posted: 1st Sep 2023

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Great opportunity for an experienced Motor Account Handler or Underwriter to join a thriving insurance business within a technical role. Our client is looking for a strong candidate to support the Underwriting Manager:

  • Providing support in responding to email referrals & managing internal and external queries. This includes referral to Insurers where required.
  • Maintain the correct administration & filing for the Insurer & product files
  • Responsible for in house referrals from the sales team
  • Assist in the generation of scheme performance data using company systems.
  • Keep up to date with the company’s products and relevant external events that could affect underwriting decisions
  • Make confident decisions in line with business rules and processes.
  • Be the first point of contact for the sales floor for underwriting queries
  • Able to present risks to bespoke underwriters and agree terms
  • Understand underwriting performance and have experience of monitoring insurer loss ratios
  • To always present the company in a professional and confident manner
  • Work closely with Operations in relation to Compliance matters

Person specification:

  • Understand how to implement processes and procedures.
  • Can confidently manage priorities effectively.
  • Able to produce consistently high-quality information within tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrates strong attention to detail.
  • Capable of managing relationships – internal and external at all levels within business.
  • Have a desire to learn new skills and challenge the ‘status quo’ to develop personal and achieve business objectives.
  • Take an active role in supporting and maintaining the company values and culture.
  • Have good PR/interpersonal skills, have outstanding communication and reporting skills, problem analysis and listening ability.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

  • GCSE Level (or higher) strong Pass in English Language and Mathematics preferable but not essential a Degree or Higher National Diploma.
  • Over 1 year in motor Insurance experience in either broking or underwriting. We will consider recent graduates.

These roles require flexibility with working hours Monday to Friday with 1-hour lunch break, which will be on a shift basis- 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.-7 p.m., plus a Saturday 9 am to 3 p.m. (30 minutes break)  rota basis. You will receive good benefits including:

  • Salary up to £30Kpa.
  • Full training provided.
  • Eye tests with a contribution towards the cost of spectacles (if required for VDU use).
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • 21 days' annual leave plus all English bank holidays.
  • Pension.

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Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every single qualification or criteria.  At Insure Recruitment, we work with clients who are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.  So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the above description, we encourage you to apply anyway.  You may be exactly what we’re looking for in this or other roles.

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