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Form of workSenior Underwriter - Property & Casualty
Salary: Competetive Salary plus bens/bonus (to be advised on receipt of CV)
Locations: Bristol
We are looking for 2 experienced Senior Underwriters to join our client’s expanding teams in Bristol & Birmingham. The roles focus on underwriting and servicing existing accounts, using sound judgement, industry knowledge and discernment to evaluate new business.
Your Role:
- Maintain and grow new business, renewal, rating and adjustment enquiries from your allocated client portfolio.
- Handle technical claim cover requests, liaise as required with brokers, insurers, Accounts and Claims functions.
- With a strong attention to detail, sign off referrals from Assistant Underwriters. Compile and provide statistics, often having to interpret the data and explain to others.
- Develop thorough knowledge of coverage and operate within the confines of the agreed personal delegated underwriting authority and utilise the company’s preferred insurance pool.
Your knowledge, Experience and Skills:
- CII/ Dip CII, educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
- Firm grasp of risk exposure, able to determine the acceptance criteria and risk classifications in a range of complex or unfamiliar situations.
- Underwriting experience in servicing accounts, use specialist technical knowledge to handle claim queries, ensuring a connected service. Extract and piece together required learning from a variety of opportunities and sources.
- Experience of planning and prioritising client renewals and seeking business opportunities.
- Strong communication and social skills with clients and colleagues, good level of numeracy and literacy coupled with excellent attention to detail.
- Analytical problem solving approach with initiative and a 'can do’ attitude.
- An insightful, ambitious, willing teammate who takes ownership and accountability, keen to share expertise.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
