Home Underwriter

Markerstudy Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Home Underwriter in Manchester. You'll support the Product Head with key brokerage relationships and market research while ensuring excellent underwriting performance. Candidates should have experience in the home insurance sector and strong communication skills. Proficiency in Excel and knowledge of SAS software is advantageous. This role is hybrid, offering flexibility between home and office work.

Qualifications

• Experience within home insurance market.
• Understanding of key performance indicators.
• Ability to work well within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Product Head in managing key broker accounts.
• Research the market through broker research and media.
• Nurture broker relationships to meet business needs.
• Investigate and respond to underwriting referrals.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Process awareness

Team collaboration

Self-motivated

Excel skills

Good communication skills

SAS knowledge

Tools

SAS software

Job description

Job Title : Home Underwriter

Locations : Manchester, Whitstable, Chelmsford, London, (Hybrid working)

Role Overview

To support the Product Head in delivering the agreed business plan. Provide Product and Technical support both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Product Head in the Management of key broker accounts and other agreed key business relationships, to maintain and develop profitable accounts, and to explore any product opportunities and resolve issues that exist.
• To research the market, through broker research, media and personal contacts, so as to remain up to date on all developing issues and opportunities to report to the Product Head.
• Nurture broker relationships to meet the needs of the business plan.
• Understand underwriting performance metrics to enable collation and presentation of key broker information to the Product Head at agreed intervals and dealing with ad-hoc requests relating to products, pricing and MI.
• To investigate and respond to internal and external queries in relation to underwriting referrals and policy issues.
• Encourage internal collaboration with relevant departments.
• Actively promote Group brands.
• Represent the division internally or externally if required with the Product Head and / or Divisional Head.
• Any other reasonable duties as required.

About You

• Commercial awareness, process awareness.
• Experience within home insurance market.
• Understand key performance indicators.
• Work well within a team environment as well as able to self-motivate and use initiative.
• Good knowledge of Excel functions.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of SAS software would be beneficial.