Senior Property & Casualty Underwriter
Summary
A dynamic and market-leading insurer is looking to bolster their underwriting team in Manchester with a Senior Underwriter focusing on a broad range of moderate and complex risks in a book of business.
Key Responsibilities
* Working with a panel of key intermediaries to manage and develop existing client accounts with support from the wider business.
* Utilising your extensive network of key contacts to identify new business opportunities and convert business in line with underwriting appetite.
* Reviewing applications and financial requirements for risks requiring sophisticated underwriting skills. Determining acceptability of risk in accordance with company guidelines and standards.
* Determining appropriate pricing based on financial and competitive analysis in line with compliance requirements.
* Preparing quotations and answering questions from brokers, policyholders, or other external contacts and escalating issues to management along with proposed solutions as necessary. Negotiating with brokers to reach positive and profitable outcomes.
* Marketing products and services through the brokerage community and making field visits. Developing and maintaining broker relationships.
* Providing guidance and assistance to other underwriters and to other functional areas, particularly when related to cross-sell opportunities.
* Keeping current on state/territory issues and regulations, industry activity, and trends and sharing information with others.
* Working with more senior underwriters or management on risks exceeding authority level or requiring special handling.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Strong knowledge and experience of commercial underwriting and insurance industry theories and practices.
* Demonstrated high level of technical expertise and product-specific knowledge.
* Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of external business partners.
* Ability to work independently.
* Strong ability to identify, analyse, and solve problems as well as the ability to learn rapidly, adapt quickly to change, and manage and prioritise multiple concurrent projects.
* Ability to exercise independent judgment and make critical business decisions effectively.
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite as well as other business-related software.
* Demonstrated leadership skills.
The Reward
* Annual salary circa £60k depending on experience.
* Company Pension.
* Strong bonus based on performance.
* Extensive benefits package.
* Hybrid working pattern.
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