Senior Underwriter (Commercial Lines)
We are looking for an experienced Senior Underwriter to join our client’s expanding team in Bristol. The role will focus on underwriting and servicing existing accounts, using sound judgement, industry knowledge and discernment to evaluate new business.
Your Role:
- Maintain and grow new business, renewal, rating and adjustment enquiries from your allocated client portfolio.
- Handle technical claim cover requests, liaise as required with brokers, insurers, Accounts and Claims functions.
- With a strong attention to detail, sign off referrals from Assistant Underwriters. Compile and provide statistics, often having to interpret the data and explain to others.
- Develop thorough knowledge of coverage and operate within the confines of the agreed personal delegated underwriting authority and utilise the company’s preferred insurance pool.
Your knowledge, Experience and Skills:
- CII/ Dip CII, educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
- Firm grasp of risk exposure, able to determine the acceptance criteria and risk classifications in a range of complex or unfamiliar situations.
- Underwriting experience in servicing accounts, use specialist technical knowledge to handle claim queries, ensuring a connected service. Extract and piece together required learning from a variety of opportunities and sources.
- Experience of planning and prioritising client renewals and seeking business opportunities.
- Strong communication and social skills with clients and colleagues, good level of numeracy and literacy coupled with excellent attention to detail.
- Analytical problem solving approach with initiative and a 'can do’ attitude.
- An insightful, ambitious, willing teammate who takes ownership and accountability, keen to share expertise.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Required skills
- Commercial Insurance
- Insurance
- Renewals
- Underwriting
- Property Insurance
- Casualty Insurance
Reference: 52294923
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