Medical Underwriter (Income Protection)

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

Job summary

Join a rapidly expanding mutual society as a Medical Underwriter, where your expertise in underwriting income protection risks will be valued. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the firm's underwriting philosophy while working in a warm and friendly environment. With impressive growth and a supportive leadership team, you'll enjoy a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package, including private health cover, generous holiday allowance, and an annual bonus. If you're career-minded and ready to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity 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 days leave for charity work

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in underwriting income protection risks.
• Experience dealing with financial advisers is preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Underwriting

Income Protection Risks

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Experience in Underwriting

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 days leave fully paid to work for a charity of your choice
10. Hybrid working
11. Onsite parking

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 8:45 am to 5 pm and the salary on offer is £41-45,000, 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.