Senior Underwriter
This position is largely remote, with the occasional travel. We have offices in Kent, Cambridgeshire, Manchester, and Stoke-On-Trent.
Role Purpose:
To support the Product Head in developing and maintaining the range of products to ensure the agreed business plan targets and objectives are met. Exploiting new product opportunities and providing Product and Technical support both internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities:·
- Fully understand underwriting performance metrics to enable collation and presentation of key account information to the Product Head at agreed intervals and dealing with ad-hoc requests relating to products, pricing and MI.
· To present pricing recommendations to the Product Head based on analysis of data, broker intel, pricing and MI team.
· To manage new product developments and amendments.
· To research the market, through broker Intel, media and personal contacts, to remain up to date on all developing issues and opportunities.
· Management of key accounts and other agreed key business relationships, to maintain and develop profitable accounts, and to explore any product opportunities and resolve issues that exist.
· Nurture broker relationships to meet the needs of the business plan whilst using that relationship to obtain feedback from our customers of their experience.
· To investigate and respond to queries from the operational area in relation to policy issues.
· Train and mentor junior underwriters, sharing expertise and best practices.
About You:
· Experienced Underwriter.
· Data Mining Experience.
· Has an analytical background.
· Previous experience within the insurance market.
· Commercial awareness, market knowledge, process awareness.
· Data analysis including presentation of observations and proposed actions.
· Work well within a team environment as well as able to self-motivate and use initiative.
· Good knowledge of Excel functions.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Knowledge of SAS software, Databricks, Power BI and Radar would be beneficial.