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    Ref:45245

    Job title: Senior Underwriter

    Salary:  £50,000

    Location: Gloucester

     


    Purpose of role:

    • To develop our clients’ business in line with business plans and budgets
    • To use industry knowledge and experience, and work with brokers, staff and insurers to deliver appropriate and competitive insurance terms, conditions and service levels
    • To provide compliant and timely administration and documentation.

     


    Key responsibilities:

    • Achieving targets and delivering underwriting service standards as agreed by insurers and our client
    • Delivering appropriate management information as required
    • Contributing to team activity in line with business plans and budgets
    • Dealing with new business enquiries and renewal invitations in line with agreed underwriting guidelines
    • Liaising with brokers, and insurers in terms of coverage and pricing as required
    • When orders are received, prompt processing of orders including policy production and invoicing
    • Making referrals in line with agreed underwriting guidelines
    • Managing internal mentoring and buddying relations as agreed
    • Developing strong relationships with brokers and internal stakeholders
    • Adhere to compliance and regulatory procedures

    Skills & Experience:

    • Technical knowledge of commercial combined problems ideally including experience of Property, Casualty, D&O (including professional Indemnity, Crime and Cyber), Group PA/Travel
    • Ability to manage own and other time and workloads efficiently
    • Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with brokers and insurers
    • Ability to understand ‘best practice’ in client service, compliance systems and processes and financial management
    • Good understanding of all products offering cross selling opportunities
    • Ability to understand, develop, implement and report on agreed plans and budgets

    Further information
    As well as a competitive salary our client offers the following benefits –

    • Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
    • Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
    • Company pension scheme
    • Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
    • A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
    • Our clients benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
    • Referral schemes
    • Discounted rates on their products
    • Offering a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support their employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
    • If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day. They also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
    • Our client has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
    • Being a part of their Community Trust, they support fundraising where you can apply for grants from them towards your chosen charity
    • Our client is committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that their colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across their premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce the business’ carbon footprint 

    Our client is proud of their success and growth and has been recognised for many industry awards across their business.  If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you.  Our client operates a flexible working policy, and their management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for.

    Our client is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

     

     

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