Regional Development & Underwriting Manager

Job title: Regional Development & Underwriting Manager

Sector: Insurance

Department: Manchester Office / Hybrid set-up

Location: Manchester

Reporting to: Deputy General Manager

Salary: £80,000 – £100,000

Responsibilities:

• Key Representative for the company overseeing the Manchester and Northern Region.
• Working very closely with Business Professional, Brokers, Clients and local organisations.
• Leading Business Development for the Region.
• Managing and recruiting brokers, introducers and cover-holders in the area.
• Supervising our agency performance and compliance, making sure to provide the right products, meet our customer needs and treat customer fairly.
• Leading marketing and promotion activities.
• Making a significant contribution to the financial and underwriting performance of the company and overall profitability of the company.
• Broker management.
• Office Management.
• Ensuring high quality underwriting, delivering satisfactory results.
• Providing a consistent top-quality service to our customers via broker/ agent distribution channel and direct clients.

Qualifications:

• Extensive management, business development and commercial underwriting experience.
• Ability to drive income, business growth and broker penetration to achieve business targets set.
• Ability to lead strategy on trading and business development activities.
• Good knowledge of general insurance, underwriting procedures and insurance legislations and GDPR.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills and customer engagement skills.
• Excellent organisation and co-ordination skills.
• Degree level education.
• Understanding of financial statement and ratios with good accounting and statistical skills.

Please contact Louise for a confidential chat on  07458162856 or email at:admin@lawesgroup.co.uk