Medical Underwriter

IDEX Consulting; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Leatherhead is seeking an experienced Life Insurance Underwriter to join their dynamic team. You will assess customer risk profiles and ensure excellent service delivery while mentoring less experienced colleagues. Applicants should possess strong knowledge of UK insurance and a customer-focused attitude. The role offers a competitive salary, generous benefits including an 8% bonus opportunity, a pension scheme up to 14%, and 29 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday

Product discounts

Share plan

Supportive policies

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Experience in UK insurance and protection underwriting is essential.
• Ability to understand customer needs to ensure fair treatment.
• Strong stakeholder management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer risk profiles for underwriting.
• Deliver high standards of service and efficiency.
• Support the senior underwriter and mentor junior team members.

Skills

UK Insurance experience

Technical knowledge of protection underwriting

Strong problem-solving skills

Job description

For these roles, home working contracts will be considered for applicants whose home location is more than one hour's commutable distance from one of our main office locations.

Applicants who live within commuting distance will not be eligible for a home working contract and will be expected to work in the office in line with our hybrid working policy, which requires a minimum of 50% office-based working.

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

What you'll get for this role:

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and the business
• Generous pension scheme - We will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on company products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of the business with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Community and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your well-being seriously with lots of support and tools

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