Medical Underwriter (Income Protection)

CKB Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Medical Underwriter to join their rapidly expanding team. This role involves reviewing customer applications for income protection risks and ensuring adherence to KPIs. You'll collaborate with a supportive team in a friendly environment, with opportunities for hybrid working. The organization offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a commitment to employee well-being. If you're an experienced underwriter looking for a fulfilling career with growth potential, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Health Cover

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Free eye care

10% of salary annual bonus

10% non-contributory pension

Death in service (x4 of base salary)

Employee Assistance program

Discounted membership investment opportunities

Two additional days leave for charity work

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of underwriting experience, especially in income protection.
• Ability to analyze data and support underwriting philosophy development.

Responsibilities

• Review new customer applications and arrange terms reflecting risk.
• Support the update of underwriting rules and analyze data.

Skills

Underwriting

Income Protection Risk Assessment

Data Analysis

Communication with Financial Advisers

Education

Relevant Underwriting Experience

Tools

Underwriting Rules Engine

Operating Platform Analysis

Job description

We are delighted to be working with this rapidly expanding mutual society, who have experienced some impressive growth recently, and have a leadership team in place to make sure this continues and have big plans for the future, meaning there are some great opportunities at the moment for hard working and career minded people who want to join them on this journey. They are now looking for a new Medical Underwriter to handle income protection risks.

They offer some genuinely great perks here, such as staff away days and social functions, with a benefits package that includes:

1. Private Health Cover
2. 25 days holiday + bank holidays to start
3. Free eye care
4. 10% of salary annual bonus
5. 10% non-contributory pension
6. Death in service (x4 of base salary)
7. Employee Assistance program
8. Discounted membership investment opportunities
9. Two additional days leave fully paid to work for a charity of your choice

They also offer hybrid working and onsite parking is provided.

The main focus of your role will be to work on and review new customer applications for the Society's products, arranging terms which reflect the degree of risk and ensuring KPIs are always adhered to. You will also be required to support the review and update of the Society's underwriting rules engine and analyze data for this and their operating platform, to inform and develop the firm's underwriting philosophy.

First and foremost, you must be an experienced Underwriter, with previous experience of underwriting income protection risks (at least 2 years experience) and ideally have some experience of dealing with financial advisers.

This is a truly fabulous opportunity to join a great local employer in Gloucestershire, who offer a warm and friendly working environment, working with a great team!

Office hours are 8:45am to 5pm and the salary on offer is GBP41-45,000, depending on experience including all the benefits mentioned above, with them offering hybrid working (You will need to be in the office 2/3 days a week).

If you wish to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Kieran Boyle at CKB Recruitment.