Underwriter

Underwriter

Our client is a fortune 500 company and a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. They seek to deliver innovative products and responsive customer service so that they can be a market leader, and are committed to building strong, long-lasting relationships and value their ability to provide customers with local knowledge and a physical presence in their local regions

What We're Looking For

We are looking for an experienced underwriter, who will be responsible for underwriting new business cases within Financial Lines, building trading relationships and managing their own workflow.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide and maintain a good level of underwriting, demonstrate a detailed knowledge of company guidelines, products, and authority levels.
• Review broker generated submissions and quotes and encourage broker to place the business with Markel by highlighting our product benefits and negotiating terms.
• Maintain new and existing broker relationship through regular development meetings in conjunction with the Head of Broker Connect and Business Development Managers.
• Handle workflow from enquiry receipt to outcome through the Markel workflow platforms.

Qualities You'll Possess

• Have previous experience underwriting or broking Professional Indemnity and Commercial Combined underwriting and/or underwriting portfolios and binders.
• Ability to prioritise and de-prioritise work based on broker relationship and product profitability.
• Good communication skills and past experience with dealing with clients by email and telephone.
• Have previous experience with proactively managing own workflow.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.

Please note that our client is an equal opportunities Employer and adheres to all relevant legislation and offer services regardless of age, race, sex, disability, or religious belief.