Canopius Finpro is an established, well-regarded, and highly successful underwriting team. We are seeking to recruit an experienced, ambitious, and outwardly-focused individual who wishes to build a career at a top-tier Lloyd’s Syndicate. The role involves underwriting both Financial Institutions, and Commercial D & O risks. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a supportive, and collegiate atmosphere as they grow, and develop as an underwriter.
Main Responsibilities:
- Underwrite accounts allocated from existing renewal portfolio, ensuring timely quotations, and meeting reasonable broker deadlines
- Actively produce, and convert new business opportunities in accordance with our stated risk appetite
- Interact, and liaise with other (internal) departments – e.g. Claims, Compliance, Legal, and Finance
- Demonstrate appropriate, consistent and complete consideration of customer (policyholder) interests, throughout our business, on a continuous basis.
- Ensure that the FCA principle of treating customers fairly (TCF) is applied in those areas of the business within the jobholder’s responsibility.
Skills and Experience:
- Ability to exercise sound underwriting judgment based upon detailed risk analysis
- Contribute to long-term success of the overall business in planning, organisation and development
- Confident, and good communication skills
- Solid working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Sound knowledge of developments within FI and D & O classes – technical, and legal
- Working knowledge of the Lloyd’s market
- Underwriting, or broking experience in Financial Institutions and/or Commercial D & O
- Maintain and develop own professional knowledge/qualifications/training as identified
Our benefits
We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.
About Canopius
Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.
At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.
Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.
We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.
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