Employer: NFU Mutual
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Salary: Up to £45,000 + 10% annual bonus + benefits package
Closing date: 1 Nov 2024
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a diligent General Insurance professional to join us as a Commercial Underwriter. You'll be responsible for evaluating and assessing risks across a variety of business classes, including our Motor Trade, Farm, Estates, and Commercial Select products within our Mid Corporate & Estates, Small to Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), or Mid Market teams. Alternatively, within our Package team, you'll evaluate and assess risks across a variety of package products, ranging from property owners to manufacturing wholesalers, tradesmen, retail, and hospitality. We believe that commercial business presents our biggest growth opportunity over the longer term and this is an opportunity to be an integral part of that growth.
Here at NFU Mutual, we operate with a unique model of a tied agency network. Our NFU Mutual agencies are the vital day-to-day link with our customers and, as an Underwriter, you'll build strong relationships and work collaboratively with our Agents, resolving complex referrals and ensuring effective management of the insurance risk cost whilst delivering the right solution and service for our members.
We provide a comprehensive induction to the role and to make sure you get the most out of this, you will need to commit to being in the office up to several days a week for the first 6 months. Following your induction, you will receive ongoing training which will support your career progression and personal growth.
Working Hours
35 hours per week, Monday - Friday with shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
About You
You'll be a Commercial Underwriting professional with varied experience of complex and technical cases within a regulated environment including working within Authority. If you have previous exposure to a broad range of Commercial General Insurance products and are a keen learner, we would love to hear from you.
You'll be a resilient individual and able to demonstrate effective communication skills which will enable you to establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business, with the ability and confidence to challenge and influence where necessary.
Minimum Requirements
* A customer-focused mind, with strong attention to detail
* The confidence to work in a regulated environment
* The ability to make rational and logical decisions in a fast-paced environment
* Policy document review experience
* Commercial Underwriting experience in the insurance industry
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
* Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience
* Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)
* Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
* A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
* Access to savings at High Street brands, travel, and supermarkets
* £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs
* Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio, and more
* Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance, and dental insurance
* Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
* Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
* Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
* Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
Working at NFU Mutual
We're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being "a great place to work" and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.
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