Job Description
We’re recruiting for a Life Medical Underwriterto join us. We’re offering acompetitive base salary. You will review customer applications to identify risk factors to assess whether we can offer Life, Critical Illness Cover and Income Protection applications. They can agree to offer the customer a policy, decide on what terms to offer or ask for more information from either the customer or their doctor. What you'll be doing:
1. Accurately assessing and documenting life and disability risks by reviewing applications and decide which terms, if any, can be offered up to the value based on your autonomy level
2. Ability to participate in or lead projects, which enhance the underwriting process and improve our systems and commercial viability, including instigating such projects, using own initiative, expertise and business awareness
3. Ensuring any requests for further information are appropriate and accurate and commensurate with the risk being assessed, ensuring the customer journey is not impacted unnecessarily
4. Identifying complaints and ensuring they are acted upon quickly and root causes highlighted to ensure compliance with complaints response time limits
5. Ensuring all work is accurately recorded daily to enable accurate communications to be delivered and effective business decisions made
6. Taking ownership of maintaining an excellent knowledge and understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements
7. Communicating with internal, external customers and third parties via all methods of communication in a professional and efficient manner ensuring customer satisfaction is maximised and expectations met by obtaining and giving the correct information
8. Understanding the commitments that are made about the level of service during the marketing and sales processes to ensure the area is capable of meeting those expectations and that customers’ reasonable expectation of performance and service are met
QualificationsWho we're looking for:
9. Experience underwriting protection products
10. Thorough understanding of the risk factors for mortality and morbidity, as well as financial Underwriting
11. Extensive knowledge of all protection products
12. Understanding of legislations and regulatory requirements would be preferable
13. Excellent Writtern and verbal communication skills
Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
14. The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
15. Generous pension contribution
16. Life assurance
17. Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
18. At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
19. Competitive family leave
20. Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
21. There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
22. In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional InformationLegal & General is a leading financial services organisation, named in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future. We’re one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurers. Connecting to form a unique business model which drives value for our customers and society. And enabling our people to create impact through work that is meaningful and valued. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We strive to be open, mindful, and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose. If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you. Share this article