Senior Portfolio Underwriter - Commercial Motor

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Senior Portfolio Underwriter – Commercial Motor

London/Hybrid

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Underwriter to join our Technical and Business Performance team in London. This is a great opportunity to play a role in developing our Commercial Motor Portfolio. This UK book covers a broad range of segments, underwriting business for corporate and global clients across a range of program structures. The role will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic underwriting plan which delivers marketing leading growth and profitable results to the division.  

With hybrid working and excellent benefits you will be working alongside colleagues in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Your Role: 

• Support the Commercial Motor Trading teams in achievement of Business plan through delivery & co-ordination of our Proposition, Pricing & Insight.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including customers, brokers, industry bodies, business partners to maximize influence
• Build strong networks within key internal teams, Pricing Claims, Distribution, Legal, Actuarial & Finance
• Assist in the delivery of consistent technical capability and training
• Demonstrate understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to drive and enhance business performance
• Network internally and externally to promote the interests of QBE EO and to learn from others
• Attend internal and external groups and participate in industry forums and corporate activity to represent QBEs EO interests
• Recommend systems and reports to ensure the book of business is managed efficiently and effectively
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
• Contribute and participate in all meetings, in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
• Manage records of underwriting risks and aggregate exposures to ensure accuracy of data and effective risk management
• Manage, motivate, develop and focus the team(s)to ensure the required standards of performance and support the continuing personal and professional development of team members

About you: 

• Understanding of class specific underwriting and awareness of reinsurance programmes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build rapport and manage stakeholder relationships
• Understanding of relevant market conditions for specific class/portfolio
• Good technical knowledge across Microsoft office, specifically Excel with a high level of comfort working with large data-sets, pivot tables and v-look-ups
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include; 

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada

Employer of the Year 2022Winner – Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award 

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year 

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response  

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year 

We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers. 

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).