Job Description

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
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
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
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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