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SalaryTime Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Underwriting Assistant
Chelmsford (hybrid working options available)
Join us and embark on a journey of growth and success!
QBE has grown and evolved to become an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries. We're building momentum to achieve something significant, and we know our people are at the centre of our success. That's why we're focused on giving our people everything they need to perform at their best and achieve their career aspirations.
The Opportunity
We're looking for an Underwriting Assistant to support our experienced UK Motor Underwriting team in Chelmsford.
This role will provide the opportunity to work in an exciting and ever evolving space. Previous experience is not required; we're committed to providing comprehensive training to empower you in advancing your career with us.
Your new role
- Providing efficient and effective, technical, and administrative support to the Underwriting team
- Providing information and support to enable our Underwriters to negotiate rates, terms and conditions for new and existing business.
- Building and developing strong relationships with your stakeholders, including Underwriters and other members of the wider team.
- Being aware of the annual business plan and its context so that you can make decisions and prioritise appropriately.
- Keep abreast of market trends and demonstrate market cycle awareness.
- Positively promote the department, division, and company to maximise brand leverage.
- Good organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- A team player with great communication skills.
- Flexible approach and ability to recognise and adapt to changing business requirements.
- The desire to learn and grow in your new role.
- Experience in or knowledge of insurance or in another regulated environment would be great but it's not essential!
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that's why we have created At My Best ". It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference . In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/) .
Some of the award's QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include; "
5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada
Employer of the Year 2022 Winner - Insurance Insider
British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award "
Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year "
Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response" "
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year "
We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.
We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers."
ESG & Sustainability
At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future . Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE's sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative 'Premiums4Good', please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report ( Link ) .
About QBE
We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage."
We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than more than 1 3 ,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE - let's make it happen!
To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.
What next?
If you have a passion to contribute to QBE's vision of enabling a mor
