Company Details
Responsibilities
To develop their class of business expertise by underwriting on behalf of their team within their allocated underwriting authority and class of business underwriting guidelines. In addition, to provide administrative support to the underwriting team and to ensure that all processes are run as efficiently as possible, to serve both internal teams and external clients.
This position will be focused on the transport and property lines of business.
Role Description
- Underwrite within underwriting authority (and underwriting guidelines) to deliver WRBS plan both in terms of Income and profitability
- Proactive engagement with the underwriters and their brokers to develop individual experience whilst maintaining the team culture.
- Monitoring income, signings, chasing late payments and renewals, as required
- To prepare and provide statistics and information in order to serve the requirements of the underwriting team and clients
- Provide efficient and timely administrative support for the underwriting team, including photocopying, scanning and entry of risk information where applicable.
- Control of risk information received, including ensuring that it is appropriately and electronically filed.
- Ensuring risk information is kept up to date and correct, and obtaining additional risk information as required, in order for the systems to be used as efficiently as possible
- Take an active role in departmental meetings and team discussions
- Participate in Broker entertainment events
- Comply with external and internal regulatory and statutory policies, procedures and regulations
- To promote and positively represent the Syndicate within the marketplace
- Train Junior staff as and when required
Qualifications
- 2 (or more) years of experience as an Underwriting Assistant and experience of working within the London Market preferred.
- Dip CII qualified - a plus
- Presentable
- Proactive
- Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise
- Accuracy
- Computer literate with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
- Good numeric and analytical skills
- Team working
- Customer focused