Employer: NFU Mutual
Location: York
Salary: Up to £60,000 + 17.5% annual bonus + benefits package
Closing date: 9 Dec 2024
Senior Commercial Underwriter
NFU Mutual's Large Corporate Insurance Department manages our largest and most complex corporate risks, with premiums over £100k. They oversee £200 million in GWPI, underwriting Property, Liability, and Motor Fleet risks to drive sustainable, long-term profitable growth. We are pleased to share this exciting new opportunity as an Underwriter.
In this role, you will manage a portfolio of existing clients and quotations, serving as the lead underwriter. You will review and evaluate insurance risks, proposing and negotiating policy terms for corporate business in line with NFU Mutual's underwriting principles and standards.
Your work will ensure fair outcomes and exceptional customer service, aligned with the company's risk appetite and financial goals. You will build and maintain strong relationships with team members, agents, brokers, and clients, ensuring objectives are met and service levels are maintained.
You'll train, coach, mentor, and guide team members and provide technical support to various stakeholders across the business and support Change to shape the department and its processes, looking to continuously improve the efficiency of our operations. You'll also be responsible for delivering short-term and one-off projects and activities. Additionally, you will handle policy cancellations, resolve complaints, and provide agents and brokers with support during client meetings to enhance customer value and uphold NFU Mutual's reputation.
About you
You'll be a Commercial Underwriting professional with extensive underwriting experience in Commercial Property, Liability, or Motor Fleet risks gained within the UK general insurance market. This could be from an insurer or broker environment.
You'll be a resilient individual and able to demonstrate effective communication skills which will enable you to establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business, with the ability and confidence to challenge and influence where necessary. To join our team, you'll also have:
* Experience of coaching, mentoring, and training colleagues
* Confident communicator with experience of leading and influencing risk decisions
* The ability to make rational and logical decisions in a fast-paced environment
* A collaborative approach and the ability to work well within a team
* A strategic and forward-thinking mindset
Having a CII qualification or working towards it would be desirable, however, it is not essential and it is something we can support you to achieve should you join our organisation.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
* Salary up to £60,000 depending on 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.
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York
Zenith House
Clifton Park Avenue
Shipton Road
York
YO30 5PB
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