Life Underwriter

Zurich 56 Company Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Life Medical Underwriter to assess Life, Critical Illness, and Income Protection applications. The ideal candidate will make high-quality underwriting decisions quickly while providing excellent service and training junior team members. This role offers a competitive benefits package, including a pension scheme, annual bonus, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

12% pension scheme

Annual company bonus

Private medical insurance

Life cover

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Authority to underwrite protection products including Life, Critical Illness, and Income Protection.
• Proven track record of delivering quality results.

Responsibilities

• Make quality, timely decisions in line with the Zurich underwriting philosophy.
• Train and support other team members.
• Help create a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Self-motivated

IT skills

Job description

We’re on an exciting journey of change and transformation. Our goal is to become the top Retail Protection provider for our advisers, customers, and colleagues. As we grow, we’re looking for passionate people to join our highly successful team of underwriters.

As a Life Medical Underwriter, you’ll assess Life, Critical Illness, and/or Income Protection applications that don’t fit our online underwriting criteria. Your focus will be on making high-quality underwriting decisions quickly and efficiently.

You’ll also have opportunities to get involved in mentoring and developing trainees, specialist underwriting, continuous improvement activities, or acting as a strategic contact as you progress in your career.

What will you be doing?

We’re looking for experienced medical underwriters who are passionate about providing exceptional service to join our UK retail protection team.

As a Life Medical Underwriter, you will:

• Make quality, timely decisions in line with the Zurich underwriting philosophy and frameworks, underwriting applications to a high standard
• Display excellent communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders, including customers and advisers
• Resolve positive decision challenges by clearly explaining the decisions made
• Train and support other team members, providing coaching where needed
• Help create a culture of continuous improvement
• Always act with integrity, demonstrating a positive, can-do attitude

What are we looking for?

Someone with authority to underwrite protection products, including Life, Critical Illness, and/or Income Protection

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to explain decisions and negotiate outcomes
• Works well both in a team and individually, and be self-motivated
• Be customer-focused with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be highly detail-oriented with a proven track record of delivering quality results
• Possess the appropriate IT skills

What will you get in return?

Everyone’s different. That’s why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life.

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual company bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Life cover - four times your salary

Time away

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
• You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday
• Three days paid volunteering
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Your health is important to us

• Access to Private medical insurance
• Virtual GP appointments
• Discounted gym membership
• Free flu jab
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners

We're making a difference

• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million

We encourage our colleagues to challenge what we do so we can continuously improve. In return for your commitment to help us achieve our ambitions, we offer an outstanding place to work where you can thrive and grow in your career.

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

Zurich is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.