Lead Underwriter — War, Terrorism & Political Violence

AXA; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible Working Arrangements

Family-friendly leave benefits

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zusammenfassung

AXA XL in London is seeking a Senior Underwriter for War, Terrorism & Political Violence (WTPV) to underwrite risk, manage renewals, and develop new business within the portfolio, with a focus on growth and profitable performance across sectors including Real Estate, Power, Energy and Construction.

You will mentor peers, negotiate within authority, build broker relationships, monitor exposure and claims, and contribute to product development while ensuring compliance with underwriting standards

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
• High and extensive level of technical knowledge including product & industry.
• Able to apply business understanding and/or management experience to set direction within the segment or function.
• You should possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills as well as sales and marketing abilities.
• Ability to develop and understand business processes, strategy and planning.
• Knowledge of functionality of systems.
• Excellent customer service and negotiation skills with a proven track record in development of successful business relationships with brokers and insureds.

Aufgaben

• Underwrite, manage and service a renewal book and produce new business in accordance with business unit goals. Develop and manage underwriting strategies for both renewals and targets within your portfolio of accounts, including knowledge of the current penetration by product, cross marketing penetration and specific plans to increase company share.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
• Participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment and provide mentorship and leadership to peers.
• Negotiate with producers within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with established underwriting standards to achieve profit objectives.
• Build and enhance relationships with brokers and clients and identify and establish new distribution relationships.
• Maintain expertise with the products, services, priorities and target markets to more effectively enable clients to uncover hidden risks.
• Promote the company’s expertise by participating in industry conferences and events while regularly conducting and taking leadership roles in client and broker meetings to educate on risk.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.
• 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.
• Identify and drive new product development opportunities. Effectively cross-market with other AXA XL lines; meet with brokers and insureds as required. Cultivate key broker relationships in the region to maintain a steady stream of business within our underwriting appetite.
• Under broad management direction, work at the highest authority limits on assignments reflecting the expert degree of technical complexity and coordination.
• Possess an expert level of technical knowledge and skills including product and industry.
• Provide guidance and assistance to lower level underwriters and associates and other functional areas.

Kenntnisse

Bachelor's degree

Technical knowledge

Business strategy

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Sales & marketing

Business processes

Systems knowledge

Customer negotiation

Broker relationships

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Jobbeschreibung

AXA XL in London is seeking a Senior Underwriter for War, Terrorism & Political Violence (WTPV) to underwrite risk, manage renewals, and develop new business within the portfolio, with a focus on growth and profitable performance across sectors including Real Estate, Power, Energy and Construction.

You will mentor peers, negotiate within authority, build broker relationships, monitor exposure and claims, and contribute to product development while ensuring compliance with underwriting standards