Life Insurance Underwriter.

ProFound; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking an experienced Life Insurance Underwriter. In this role, you will assess customer risk profiles and ensure high-quality service, aligning your actions with a strong underwriting philosophy. Candidates should have UK insurance experience and a solid understanding of protection underwriting. The position values proactive improvement suggestions and offers a supportive team environment. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the insurance sector.

Qualifications

• Essential: UK insurance experience and technical knowledge of protection underwriting.
• Ability to understand customer needs for fair treatment.
• Preferred: Experience dealing with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer risk profile according to operating principles.
• Deliver high standards of service, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Support senior underwriter as contact point for team.

Skills

UK Insurance experience

Technical knowledge of protection underwriting

Customer needs understanding

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of impacting legislation

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Life Insurance Underwriter.

Do you love making smart, confident decisions that really make a difference? This is a great job for an experienced Life Insurance Underwriter who’s ready to step into a dynamic role, take ownership of operational underwriting, and deliver top-tier customer experiences. If you're passionate about aligning your decisions with a strong underwriting philosophy and want to be part of a team that values excellence and impact—this is your moment!

A bit about the job:

• Assess customer risk profile in accordance with the operating principles and standard to ensure a high-quality customer experience.
• Consistently deliver high standards of service, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Proactively highlight conditions that are preventing you from servicing demands, and ensure that you do not create waste.
• Make suggestions for improvement, and act where appropriate based on knowledge and data. Own changes implementing where you can, pulling in support where needed and escalating where required
• Support the senior underwriter as point of contact for less experienced members of the team.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• UK Insurance experience and technical knowledge of all areas of protection underwriting (Essential)
• Understand the needs of the customer to ensure they are treated fairly
• Previous experience of dealing and managing stakeholders (Preferred, not essential)
• Knowledge of impacting legislation
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and solve issues working with a team