Fleet Underwriter - Manchester

AXA UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking a Fleet Underwriter to support their Manchester branch. This role entails managing broker relationships, making data-driven decisions, and collaborating across teams to drive underwriting success. Candidates should have a strong technical background in Fleet underwriting and excellent negotiation skills.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Private health cover

Qualifications

• Experience in a Fleet underwriting environment preferred.
• Strong trading capability required.
• Ability to build broker relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive and transform broker partnerships.
• Make data-driven underwriting decisions.
• Collaborate with team members on projects.

Skills

Technical underwriting expertise

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Broker relationship management

Education

Cert / Dip CII qualifications

Experience in Fleet underwriting

Job description

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At AXA Commercial, we support our business customers, large and small, by making it easy for them to do business with us in the way that suits them. Whether they insure with us via brokers, directly on the phone or online through comparison sites, we've got them covered.

Building on our success and as a direct result of our growing business and expansion, a key initiative for the future of AXA Commercial is enhancing our current teams with experienced, engaging, and forward-thinking Commercial Underwriters. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for you to build key foundations and shape the narrative, that will provide AXA the exposure and scope required for growth.

What you’ll be doing:

As an existing business Fleet Commercial Underwriter working in our Manchester Branch, you’ll help drive and transform how we partner our broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships. With a strong balance of technical and trading capability, you’ll be empowered to make decisions, supported by data, insight, and decision support tools on mobile technology to succeed.

What’s in it for you:

• We’ll equip you with the technical skills for tomorrow: It’s our job to support you in becoming an expert who has ownership over their work. We want you to be confident that you can make an impact by helping our customers. We ask ourselves what we can do today that will help us in the future. That’s why we offer continuous development to help our colleagues become experts in tomorrow.
• Build a career that’s as dynamic as the market you work in: We’re on a journey of transformation, so we’re investing in new technology that enables us to help our people and businesses thrive.
• Shape your career one decision at a time: We’ll support you to progress through the business and are committed to developing talent. We do this with training and tailored development plans. AXA is happy to support you in obtaining the FIT / Cert / Dip CII qualifications.
  
  
  

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 60% of your week away from home, at our office location in Manchester, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Keep an open mind: Keen to learn and challenge the status quo, able to approach tasks from different perspectives while focusing on helping colleagues and customers.
• Stay curious: You’ll be perceptive of what our customers and the market want, and bring that knowledge into your work, whilst making the most of AXA’s development opportunities.
• Be a team player: Able to use your unique skills and knowledge to collaborate with your colleagues, take accountability and discover new ways of doing things.
• Experience of working in a Fleet underwriting environment be that with an insurer or a broker.
• High level of technical underwriting expertise.
• Strong trading capability, commercial awareness, and expert negotiation skills.
• Ability to build excellent broker relationships and a sound understanding of the current commercial insurance market.
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Developed analytical skills with proven experience of account monitoring and action planning.
• Ability to champion the change agenda, utilising your resilience skills to identify continuous improvement and drive change through to resolution.
  
  
  

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Up to 21 hours volunteering leave per year
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Private health cover
• Wellbeing services & resources
  
  
  

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].

Who we are:

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.

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