Assistant Underwriter (Private Clients)

Brit Insurance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Brit is seeking an Assistant Underwriter (Private Clients) in London to join our Private Clients team. You will underwrite renewals, appraisals and mid-term adjustments within your authority, ensuring timely service delivery for brokers and clients.

You will build strong relationships with key brokers through various channels and contribute to the long-term underwriting strategy while adhering to audit and regulatory frameworks. Home and motor experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Underwriting expertise relevant to Private Clients
• Experience handling renewals and mid-term adjustments
• Strong client and broker liaison skills

Responsibilities

• Underwrite renewals, appraisals and mid-term adjustments within authority
• Manage workload to meet broker service level agreements
• Build strong relationships with brokers via email, phone and face-to-face interactions

Skills

Underwriting

Renewals

Broker relationships

Job description

We’re looking for an Assistant Underwriter (Private Clients)

About Brit

At Brit, we believe that the uncertainty of the future should never stand in the way of progress. That’s why we exist. To help people and businesses face the future and thrive. We are change-makers enabled by a global workforce who collaborate to deliver a risk service. A team empowered to help our customers not only to survive the risks they face, but to stay on the front foot and keep moving forward. We believe the uncertainty of tomorrow isn’t something to fear but to seize; that it’s full of potential. Not only for our customers but our employees too.

We might write the future of risk for our brokers and clients, but we would love to help you write your future at Brit: a future based on not just progressing but on thriving – both professionally and emotionally. If you’re looking for a place to make a real difference read on.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll join our Private Clients team and play an important part in managing our existing business portfolio. Reporting to the Assistant Underwriter Team Leader, you’ll underwrite renewals, appraisals and mid term adjustments within your authority.

You’ll take real ownership of service delivery, managing your workload and diary so that broker service level agreements are met and outstanding policy requirements and subjectivities are followed up promptly. You’ll build strong relationships with key brokers through email, telephone conversations and face to face meetings, handling referrals and enquiries with confidence and providing an exceptional service.

You’ll make sound day to day decisions on policy adjustments and renewals, prioritise work effectively and contribute to the long term underwriting strategy and profitable growth of the book. You’ll also work within our audit, authority and regulatory frameworks. Experience across both home and motor is preferred.

We welcome everyone wholeheartedly

We’ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we’ll be respected, valued and accepted whoever we are. Our Employee Resource groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things.

Accessibility

We are located in the Leadenhall Building on Leadenhall Street (EC3V 4AB) and are situated on floors 17, 18, and 39. All of our floors are accessible by lift, and there are building staff on hand to point you in the right direction.

The closest train / underground / DLR links are: Liverpool Street Station (7 mins), Bank Station (6 mins), Fenchurch Street Station (6 mins), Aldgate Station (7 mins).

The nearest bus stop is St Mary Axe (Stop LR or Z), which is located just outside the building.

If you have any other questions regarding accessibility, please ask.