Associate Scheme Underwriter

MetLife; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Employee Benefits provider in Brighton is seeking experienced Underwriters to join their team. The role requires underwriting Group Life and/or Group Income Protection while supporting strategic relationships. Candidates should have experience in an underwriting function, pricing experience, and a desire to learn. The position offers a hybrid working model, with 90% of employees reporting it as a great workplace.

Benefits

Recognized as a great workplace

Supportive and innovative environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in an Underwriting function, preferably with pricing experience.
• Able to handle the demands of a fast-paced environment and manage deadlines.
• A desire to learn and develop yourself proactively.
• Experience in supporting key clients (brokers) as a customer contact point.
• Ability to challenge existing ways of working for improved outcomes.
• Willingness to work on a hybrid basis in Brighton office.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Group Life and/or Group Income Protection quotations for renewals and new business.
• Support strategic relationships within Sales, Actuarial, and other departments.
• Train less experienced members of the Employee Benefits division.
• Represent the Underwriting department in client meetings.
• Provide technical underwriting support to the Sales team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager.

Job description

The Team You Will Join

At MetLife, Scheme Underwriters will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative environment. We value growth and development and offer a platform for you to excel in your career.

Our Underwriting team includes the Chief Underwriters, Underwriting Technical Managers, and Pricing Underwriters focused on Employee Benefits.

The Opportunity

We are looking for experienced Underwriters (any sector) to join us to help MetLife become the best in the Employee Benefits market. We need Underwriters to come on board with a good ability to assess risk and decide where to price the risk within company strategy and guidelines.

How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

• Responsible for underwriting Group Life and/or Group Income Protection quotations for renewals and new business in a timely manner within agreed internal procedures to achieve service standards and exceed our annual sales target.
• To support key strategic relationships within Sales, Actuarial and other business departments by making pragmatic and commercially focused underwriting decisions to help achieve sales, profitability, and retention targets.
• Training less experienced members of the Employee Benefits division, checking and sampling their work against the agreed procedures.
• Represent the Underwriting department by supporting key Client Relationship meetings along with Sales Business Development Managers & Operations
• To provide technical underwriting support to the Sales team, where appropriate.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder may be required to perform other duties as reasonable assigned by the Manager from time to time.

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Experience working in an Underwriting function. You can be an Underwriter from any sector and any industry, but you will need pricing experience.
• Able to handle the demands of working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage own work and deadlines, communicating coherently across functions if required.
• A desire to proactively learn and develop yourself.
• Experience in supporting key clients (brokers) as a key customer segmented contact point, occasionally attending and hosting client visits, and joining the Sales Business Development Manager.
• Ability to challenge existing ways of working for the best outcome for the company and customer.
• Able and willing to work in the Brighton head office on a hybrid basis (2 days a month, depending on business requirements).

Remote considered if the Office is not within a commutable distance.

90% of employees at MetLife say it is a great place to work*, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company (Working at MetLife | Great Place to Work® UK)

We are proud to announce that MetLife UK has been recognized on several Best Workplaces lists by Great Place To Work®. This accolade reflects our commitment to providing a supportive, innovative, and growth-oriented environment for our employees.