Junior Underwriter — Credit Risk & Insurance

Endsleigh; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

DUAL is hiring an entry-level Underwriting Assistant in London to support the full underwriting lifecycle. The role involves handling submissions, quotations, and policy administration, with growing responsibility in risk assessment and portfolio monitoring.

You will work in a data-driven environment, performing financial and country risk analysis under guidance, while maintaining accurate records and supporting governance controls.

Qualifications

• Intellectual curiosity and an active interest in international business and current affairs.
• Strong numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to organise multiple live transactions and prioritise effectively under pressure.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication.
• Confidence to ask questions, obtain missing information, raise errors and take ownership.
• Collaborative style and genuine motivation to build a specialist insurance career.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting and transaction support: assess, quotation, binding and post-bind management of transactions.
• Receive, record and organise submissions; check completeness and obtain missing information.
• Prepare underwriting files, transaction summaries, indications, quotations and endorsements; track subjectivities and approvals.
• Maintain clear underwriting records and support pre-bind controls and peer review.
• Research companies, banks, sovereigns, countries and sectors for preliminary analysis.
• Maintain accurate risk, premium, policy and exposure data; monitor and reconcile data.

Skills

Numeracy

Excel

Written English

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

DUAL is hiring an entry-level Underwriting Assistant in London to support the full underwriting lifecycle. The role involves handling submissions, quotations, and policy administration, with growing responsibility in risk assessment and portfolio monitoring.

You will work in a data-driven environment, performing financial and country risk analysis under guidance, while maintaining accurate records and supporting governance controls.