Assistant Underwriter - Motor

QBE Insurance Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Underwriter to join their Motor team in Stafford. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in the insurance sector, with full training and support from experienced colleagues. You'll be responsible for providing underwriting support, assessing risks, and building strong relationships with internal teams and customers. If you have a passion for the insurance industry and are eager to learn, this is the perfect chance to contribute to a company focused on innovation and resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance industry, preferably in motor or commercial lines.
• Highly organized with strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical underwriting support to the team.
• Ensure accurate assessment of insurance risks and maintain documentation.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Decision Making

Detail-Oriented

Financial Advising

Insurance Underwriting

Negotiation

Risk Management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Underwriter - Motor

Assistant Underwriter - Motor

Apply locations Stafford, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id 334784

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee

Assistant Underwriter - Motor

Stafford

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join our Motor team based in Stafford.

In this role, you’ll support the Underwriting team by assessing and underwriting business in line with our business plan and within your delegated authority.

Whether you're looking to build on existing experience or pivot your insurance career into underwriting, you'll receive full training and support from a team of knowledgeable and experienced colleagues — making this a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in the insurance industry.

Your new role

• Provide efficient technical and general underwriting support to the team.
• Help ensure accurate recording and assessment of insurance risks, maintaining high standards and best practices.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, brokers, and customers to support collaborative working.
• Accurately input underwriting data into systems to support informed decision-making and minimise risk.
• Support senior members of the team by completing foundational underwriting tasks.
• Prepare and maintain documentation and records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Assist in the preparation of management reports and performance data to support business planning.

About you

• Experience from within the insurance industry, ideally in motor or commercial lines, whether that’s from underwriting, claims, operations, or a related area.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively.
• An analytical mindset; confident working with data.
• Good communication and relationship building skills.
• A natural problem-solver, tenacious when it comes to resolving queries and seeing tasks through to completion.
• Comfortable using a range of systems, with a good working knowledge of Excel and other relevant software tools.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE is proud to have won include;

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Financial Advising, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management.

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.