The Role
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 will focus on underwriting Financial Institutions, but it is expected that the candidate will also underwrite selected 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