Up to £32,000 per annum – OTE – £36,000 + Benefits

We’re looking for a talented New Business Underwriter to work for our client.

The successful candidate will be personable, diligent and have a great eye for detail whilst being able to showcase their technical insurance knowledge within a high performing team.

If that’s you then you could be exactly what they’re looking for.

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The Role:

Reporting to the Team Manager and based in the company’s Edenbridge office, as a New Business Underwriter you will be primarily responsible for incoming wholesale and retail enquiries ranging from SME residential development projects through to major commercial projects. You will be scrutinising applications and assessing risks to underwrite and provide quotes under a delegated underwriting authority.

In the job you’ll be tasked with the following:

– Processing of applications, dealing with customer enquires over the telephone, analysing risk, underwriting within limits, producing quotations and policy documentation to fulfil the team’s requirements for new business processing and reporting.

– Help to maintain key relationships to support the team’s targeted new business growth.

– Attendance of national tradeshows.

– Networking and relationship building.

– Working within our governance frameworks to make sure we are risk compliant as an organisation.

– Actively help the team pursue incoming opportunities to grow the book of business and to achieve its targets and objectives.

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The Candidate:

The ideal candidate for this New Business Underwriter role will have relevant experience of working in the insurance industry and ideally experience in commercial lines products.

In addition, you’ll need the following:

– Good communication and interpersonal skills

– Excellent written and verbal skills

– A keen eye for detail

The ideal person for the role will be the following:

– Articulate and able to communicate on all levels

– Able to work as part of a successful team

– A real team player, keen to take a key role in a wider dynamic and high performing team

Does that sound like you? If so, we’d love to see your CV. 

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The Package:

Basic salary:  Up to £32,000 per annum

Bonus:  A personal bonus is also available

Benefits:  Company pension and professional development

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The Company:

The business you’ll be working for is an insurance brokerage.

They’re a great company to work for. People join them for many reasons, such as they:

– Look to promote from within where possible, leading to excellent professional development opportunities

– Have strong employee loyalty, leading to low staff turnover

– Have a clearly supportive and high performance culture

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Interested? If you think you’re right for this New Business Underwriter role, then click the ‘Apply Now’ button, send us your CV and we’ll consider you for the first round of interviews.

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