Working pattern: Full-time (Part-time hours considered)
* Join the Line of Business Underwriting team at an exciting time of portfolio diversification
* Help shape our Property & Casualty underwriting strategy with a focus on both our personal and commercial lines
* Work from home up to 80% of your time to achieve a work-life balance which best suits you
About the role
NFU Mutual’s Head Office Underwriting Department are pleased to share the opportunity for an experienced professional to join them as a Class Underwriter (Property & Casualty).
The role of a Class Underwriter will see you recommending and developing the underwriting strategy for our Property & Casualty Insurance offering, establishing appropriate rules, terms and risk features that will enable the delivery of profit and growth objectives whilst effectively managing insurance risk in line with the overall underwriting strategy.
You will engage in portfolio analysis and account performance management, and you will work with key stakeholders to help with setting the parameters of our growth targets and defining our risk appetite. Some of the other key responsibilities for the role will include:
* Translating underwriting appetite into workable rules, processes and communications for use by NFU Mutual Agents and Underwriters to enable the effective execution of risk appetite and optimise the performance of the sales channel.
* Reviewing and providing ‘expert judgement’ to risk rates to ensure rates and rating logic are informed with the benefit of deep insurance and market knowledge.
* Collating and analysing management information to identify opportunities for improving our underwriting strategy and ensuring we are in the best position to meet our current and new business requirements.
About you
We are seeking a professional with a wealth of experience within Property and Casualty Underwriting across both personal and commercial lines. You will be technically proficient with strong communications skills and the ability to establish and maintain impactful working relationships. You will be proactive with a keen sense of initiative and continually striving to bring improvements.
We are also looking for –
* Strong skills in strategic thinking and leading on key pieces of work
* Negotiation skills, influencing abilities, and vast experience collaborating with a range of stakeholders
* High level of data literacy and the ability to translate data into actionable insights
An ACII qualification would be advantageous but not an essential requirement for the role.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
* Salary in the range of £50,000 to £60,000 depending on skill set and experience
* Annual bonus (up to 17.5% 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 - volunteering 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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We are a leading provider of General Insurance and Financial Services. From our strong farming roots we’ve grown to become a UK-wide organisation, turning over £1 billion annually. Yet success hasn’t gone to our heads. We’re proud to remain completely customer focused, down-to-earth and committed to the rural communities we’ve grown from.
Our ethos - of trust, respect and personal service - lies at the heart of all we do and has seen us build an enviable reputation for exceptional member loyalty. Though we’ve been in business for over 110 years, we have big ambitions for the future. And that’s why we’re looking for talented people to join our growing organisation. Talented people like you.
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