Senior Property and Casualty Underwriter
Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share, or full-time basis.
Location: Birmingham or Bristol, Hybrid
Closing date for applications: 22nd January 2025
The opportunity:
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity where you’ll be central to the development and growth of our regional business? A role within our Regional Underwriting team could be the one for you! We provide innovative, creative propositions to suit our customer’s needs and pride ourselves on going above and beyond.
Role overview:
As a Senior Underwriter, your main focus will be on driving new business and expanding our customer base. You’ll play a pivotal role in onboarding new customers, so it’s crucial that you are great at communicating and have a built-in passion for doing the right thing for our customers.
Key responsibilities:
* Drive new business by identifying and onboarding new customers.
* Provide a standout service experience for customers and stakeholders, delivering quality and timely solutions.
* Take ownership of your workload and support colleagues to deliver our collective workload.
* Coach and mentor junior team members, supporting their development.
* Drive, analyse, and deliver strong underwriting results across our portfolio.
* Identify and suggest improvements to boost the effectiveness and efficiency of our processes.
What we’re looking for:
* Well-established Property and Casualty Underwriting experience.
* Strong communication skills and confidence in decision-making.
* Attention to detail and willingness to challenge processes and decisions.
* Adaptability to different workloads and pressures, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Customer-centric mindset, always keeping the customer foremost in mind.
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.
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. 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.
The financials:
* Competitive salary.
* 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
* Annual company bonus.
* Income Protection.
* Life cover - four times your salary.
* Free Car Parking, including electric car charging points.
Time away:
* 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
* 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.
* Free flu jab.
* Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
* Flexible working.
* Free fruit on a weekly basis.
We're making a difference:
* Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich.
* Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity.
#J-18808-Ljbffr