Energy Liability Underwriter: Drive Risk & Growth

AXA Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Diversity program

Equal opportunity

BRGs

Job summary

AXA XL in the United Kingdom seeks an Underwriter for Energy Liability to deliver profitable underwriting services, manage risk, and support clients and brokers. You will collaborate across teams, assess risk, price appropriately, and monitor premium income within limits.

The role emphasizes technical underwriting knowledge, strong communication, and relationship management with brokers and clients, while aligning with global AXA XL sustainability and inclusion commitments.

Qualifications

• Under technical direction, works within significant limits and authority on assignments of higher technical complexity and coordination.
• Possesses demonstrated technical underwriting knowledge and skills, including product and industry, reflective of successful progression through various job family levels.
• Advanced analytical, project and research skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Demonstrated ability to build and maintain robust insured and broker contacts.
• Ability to develop and understand business processes, strategy and planning.
• Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing submissions including applications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports while conducting appropriate research to determine degree of risk for each account.
• Calculating appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the Energy sector, reinsurance cessions as well as the Underwriting and general administration costs while ensuring profitability.
• Proactively advising, assisting, servicing and following up with clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure satisfaction and fulfillment of their insurance requirements.
• Effective relationship management to initiate opportunities for cross-selling offered products and ensuring account retention
• Controlling timely implementation of new and renewed accounts according to quality standards.
• In coordination with other internal teams, determining appropriate reinsurance for risk placements both on excess of loss and quota share basis.
• Reviewing loss control reports and managing policy endorsement requests to process any necessary changes to the policy
• Support the business planning and forecasting process; monitor financial exposure within outlined limits; monitor premium income to ensure it remains within set limits.
• Maintain awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
• Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.

Skills

Underwriting knowledge

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Relationship management

Team collaboration

Job description

AXA XL in the United Kingdom seeks an Underwriter for Energy Liability to deliver profitable underwriting services, manage risk, and support clients and brokers. You will collaborate across teams, assess risk, price appropriately, and monitor premium income within limits.

The role emphasizes technical underwriting knowledge, strong communication, and relationship management with brokers and clients, while aligning with global AXA XL sustainability and inclusion commitments.