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Commercial Underwriter

Ref #: #1637226
Ben Hollington 18/10/2023
Location: Central London Not Disclosed Central London
Salary: Up to £50k + 3 days WFH £
Type: Permanent
Sector: Insurance
Date: 18/10/2023
Commercial Underwriter

Up to £50,000 per annum + Bonus & 3 days WFH

We're looking for a talented Commercial Underwriter to work for our client.

They want to recruit someone with demonstrable experience of Commercial Lines Underwriting.

If that's you then you could be exactly what they're looking for.

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The Role:

Reporting to the Underwriting Director you will spend part of your week in the company’s London office, the rest of the week you will work from home, as the Commercial Underwriter you will be primarily responsible supporting technical management and delivering an efficient case underwriting service to brokers. You will ensure that income and profit objectives are achieved with excellent customer service in conjunction with local strategy and financial plan.

In the job you'll be tasked with the following:

- Key contact for referrals across a range of products

- Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are always followed

- Support management of delegated authority arrangements

- Ensure that commercial underwriting guidelines are set and met, monitored and managed to achieve target underwriting margins

- Be actively involved in monitoring account performance and assess profitability against target loss ratio and underwriting costs and expenses

- Dealing with policy and underwriting queries from cover holders

- Good understanding of internal and external environment and role of bodies such as FCA, ABI, etc

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The Candidate:

The ideal candidate for this Commercial Underwriter role will have relevant experience working with delegated authority schemes.

You'll also need experience of policy development and implementation as well as dealing with insurers and key stakeholders.

In addition, you'll need the following:

- Strong and effective communication skills

- Excellent written and verbal skills

- Excellent attention to detail

The ideal person for the role will be the following:

- Able to work as part of a team in a fast paced environment

- Commercially minded

- Ambitious, and keen to join an organisation that can offer superb career development opportunities

Does that sound like you? If so, we'd love to see your CV.

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The Package:

Basic salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits include:

- Company pension

- Professional development

- Death in service

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The Company:

The business you'll be working for is an underwriting agency.

They're a great company to work for. People join them for many reasons, such as they:

- Get involved in extremely interesting niche and groundbreaking risks

- Have a non-bureaucratic culture and fast-paced working environment

- Are on an impressive growth trajectory

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Interested? If you think you're right for this Commercial Underwriter role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.

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