Senior Underwriter - Property & Casualty

Senior Underwriter - Property & Casualty

Salary: Competetive Salary plus bens/bonus (to be advised on receipt of CV)

Locations: Birmingam

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.