Underwriter
We're recruiting for an exciting opportunity with our specialty insurance client, based in their Leeds office working in their care and social welfare team. The role is part of the team's planned growth this year and offers great exposure to working with a varied book of business and offers a hybrid working pattern of three days in the office. Experience working is either the commercial combined sector or care insurance desired. If you are looking for your next career step in the insurance space, this is the role for you! What you will be doing? Working alongside other departments within the business you'll build relationships both internally and externally and deliver an exceptional service, keeping customers at the heart of all key decisions ensuring they receive the best outcome. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong commercial underwriting experience who wants to work in a forward thinking, global business with a real people first approach. You'll provide an excellent service to our brokers, prioritising renewals and mid-term adjustments and referrals whether emanating from our broker e-trading platform or by email/phone to ensure deadlines are metUnderwriting renewals within the defined underwriting authority Actively handle and provide an efficient service to brokers to maintain good relationshipsAttend underwriting meetings as required throughout the year where you'll provide insight into developments, trends and feedback on market conditionsYou'll handle renewal cases, working with the broker to secure renewals as well as upselling and cross-selling additional coversYou'll build and maintain excellent working relationships with the Technical Teams in Leeds and the wider business Assisting the team and wider business with ad hoc projects What we're looking for in you: You'll have demonstrable underwriting experience, ideally in social welfare/care risks, although commercial insurance will also be consideredYou'll have excellent written and spoken communication skills A high level of accuracy and attention to detailA track record in building and developing broker relationshipsGood IT skills including MS Office and ideally systems including the broker e-trading platformShown ability to renew business whilst maintaining underwriting discipline Be studying for/or be willing to study for CII qualifications - you will be supported and fully funded in the study for this qualification by the company What next? Click "Apply Now" to complete a short application for this opportunity!
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