Senior Medical Underwriter (Part-time, Job-share, Full-time)
Location: Flexible, ideally within commutable distance of Swindon
Closing Date: 12th January 2025
The opportunity:
Are you an experienced Medical Underwriter looking for a new challenge? Zurich Corporate Risk, one of the fastest growing group risk providers in the market started over 10 years ago and since that time has continued to go from strength to strength. To continue with its growth targets and aspirations ZCR is now looking for an experienced Medical Underwriter.
As an experienced Medical Underwriter, you will be responsible for making sound and skilful group life and group income protection underwriting decisions for members of new and existing Corporate schemes.
What will you be doing?
* Make medical underwriting decisions for group life and group income protection within agreed authority limits and in line with the Zurich underwriting philosophy.
* Provide technical medical underwriting support and guidance to customers and distributors, consistently providing excellent customer service.
* Keep up to date with medical underwriting philosophy considering experience and market conditions.
* Use best practice to boost effectiveness and efficiency of our processes.
* Deliver against key business, team and individual KPIs.
* Liaise with Company Medical Officers and reassurance companies as and when needed.
* Maintain external distributor relationships by consistently requesting the correct evidence, consistently making the correct decision, and always explaining non-standard decisions.
* Complete a range of queries and referrals within agreed authority limits, measuring the exposure and analysing the risk of each case to maintain underwriting standards.
* Identify opportunities for improvement by monitoring underwriting business processes.
* Ensure robust governance is maintained across the team, remaining compliant at all times.
* Share best practice with other team members.
* Provide a standout service experience for customers and stakeholders.
* Contribute to a positive and supportive team culture.
* Take responsibility for delivering quality and timely output to our customers through taking ownership of own workload and supporting colleagues to deliver our team workload.
What are we looking for?
* Medical underwriting experience in either the corporate or protection environment.
* CII Diploma in Underwriting preferred but not essential.
* Awareness of the corporate risk market in the UK.
* Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, techniques, regulations, and guidelines.
* Ability to effectively assess risk, using excellent judgement and decision-making skills.
* Excellent attention to detail, with strong focus on quality.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and able to contribute to a positive and supportive team culture.
* Able to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
* Passionate about customers and driving through Continuous Improvement.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Challenge processes, priorities, strategies, use of resource and business decisions to help deliver best results.
Who we are:
At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people, and our planet. With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.
If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives, and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.
Our Culture:
At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we’re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we’ve won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs, or culture.
We’ve an environment that places a real importance on our people’s wellbeing from a physical, mental, social, and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support.
We’re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Remote
The financials:
* 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
* Annual company bonus.
* Income Protection.
* Life cover - four times your salary.
Time away:
* 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
* You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
* The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
* Three days paid volunteering.
* Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
Your health is important to us:
* Access to Private medical insurance.
* Virtual GP appointments.
* Discounted gym membership.
* Free flu jab.
* Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
We're making a difference:
* Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich. We were the first insurer to sign the ‘UN Business Ambition for 1.5˚C’ pledge.
* Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.
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