New Business Motor Trade Underwriter

NJR Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent insurance company in Manchester is seeking a New Business Motor Trade Underwriter. The role involves underwriting motor trade new business, building relationships with brokers, and contributing to portfolio analysis. Ideal candidates will have experience in technical underwriting and strong broker engagement skills. The company offers a supportive culture and flexible working options.

Benefits

Bonus and Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in technical underwriting.
• Strong broker engagement skills.
• Ability to analyze underwriting, pricing, and market trends.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Motor Trade new business within strategy limits.
• Follow up on inbound quotes to convert into business.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers and internal teams.
• Deliver high service levels to customers.
• Contribute to portfolio analysis and audit actions.

Job description

New Business Motor Trade Underwriter

Salary : Up to £45,000 plus Bonus and Benefits

We’re working with a respected insurer who is looking to appoint a New Business Motor Trade Underwriter to join their Manchester team!

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys technical underwriting, strong broker engagement, and contributing to wider project work across the portfolio. The business is well known for its supportive culture and offers a range of flexible working options – allowing some freedom to shape how you work!

Responsibilities of the position :

• Underwrite Motor Trade new business, working within agreed strategy, appetite and authority limits.
• Follow up on a large amount of inbound quotes and convert them into business.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with broker partners and internal teams.
• Deliver consistently high service levels for both internal and external customers.
• Contribute to key project activity including account review meetings, portfolio analysis, updating underwriting guides and supporting audit actions.
• Keep accurate audit trails using internal systems, processes and procedures.
• Support senior underwriters in achieving required rate increases and loss ratios across the region.
• Identify, document and feedback underwriting, pricing and market trends.

What we’re looking for :

We’re currently seeking candidates who meet the outlined responsibilities and bring the requisite skills and experience to excel in this role.