Pricing Underwriter

Vitality; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurance provider in Bournemouth is looking for a full-time team member in Pricing & Underwriting Governance. You will be responsible for ensuring underwriting quality standards and providing accurate pricing information to internal teams. Strong communication skills and experience in underwriting are essential, as well as a quality-driven mindset. The role offers a hybrid working pattern with benefits like health insurance and competitive salary.

Benefits

Bonus Schemes

Pension contributions up to 12%

Health insurance

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience working in an Ops environment with a focus on accuracy.
• Able to provide support and resolve queries for cross-functional teams.
• Detail-focused and thorough in your work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure underwriting processes meet quality standards for all clients.
• Be the point of contact for pricing-related queries.
• Conduct regular audits and quality checks.

Skills

Quality-driven mindset

Collaborative communicator

Underwriting experience

Strong organizational skills

Confident using Microsoft Office

Great verbal and written communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Team Pricing & Underwriting Governance

Working Pattern - Hybrid 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role

• Quality-driven mindset with previous experience working in an Ops environment - Able to prove accuracy through audits checks or documentation work
• Collaborative communicator - Previous experience in supporting cross-functional teams and resolving queries
• Underwriting experience preferred

What this role is all about

Make sure the underwriting process meets quality standards for all types of clients individuals small businesses and large companies for both new applications and existing customers. Check that risks taken on by VitalityHealth are priced correctly and follow the companys underwriting policies.

Be a go-to person for any questions about pricing helping teams in Servicing Retention and Sales by providing timely and accurate answers based on the official pricing rules.

Review discount requests with the Pricing team ensuring their commercially viable and follow underwriting principles.

Build strong relationships across teams to support collaboration and shared goals.

Key Actions

• Provide accurate responses to requests received in person or by email including supplying rate cards and ensure this is done within the agreed service levels
• Conduct regular checks such as underwriting audits quality assurance reviews and twice-yearly tests to make sure processes follow the Large Corporate Underwriting Philosophy
• Keep underwriting philosophy documents and guidelines updated as needed
• Carry out all quality checks required for underwriting licence progression and offer expert recommendations based on the results
• Stay up-to-date and well-informed about underwriting guidelines and philosophies to ensure consistency and accuracy in your work and the work of others
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date logs and databases to enable the production of reliable management information
• Assess discount requests by analysing how a scheme is performing to make sure any discounts meet commercial requirements
• Support other tasks when needed such as collecting monthly competitor data

What do you need to thrive

• A good command of written English and Numerical skills
• Energetic and adaptable person who enjoys working in a fast-changing and innovative environment
• Experience checking the work of others and talking through any problems with them and their managers
• Strong organisational and communication skills able to handle several tasks at once and plan your time well
• Confident using Microsoft Office tools especially Excel to manage and review data both through standard processes and when needed
• Able to keep sensitive business information private
• Great verbal and written communication skills including presenting complex ideas clearly to both small and large groups
• Very detail-focused and thorough in your work

So whats in it for you

• Bonus Schemes A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12% We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successfulin your application and join us at Vitality this is our promise to you w e will :

• Help you to be the healthiest youve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About You

About Us

Were really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded Top 10 Best Places To Work in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!

Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand here to make the world a healthier happier place.

Weve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives they benefit our business benefits and society benefits. Were successful because we attract develop and retain the best people and because we care.

Plus you get to join our 1.7 million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.

Ready to find out if were the right fit for you We cant wait.

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Diversity & Inclusion

At Vitality were committed to diversity and inclusion because its good for our employees for our business and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.

Vitalitys approach to sustainability

Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. #LI-Hybrid

If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible.

Key Skills

Loan Processing,Computer Skills,Fraud,Math,Banking,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Fair Housing Regulations,Underwriting,Financial Analysis,negotiation,Phone Etiquette

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1