Property & Casualty Underwriter

Chubb; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Property & Casualty Underwriter to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with key brokers and clients, driving growth while ensuring high standards of service and compliance. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in underwriting, a passion for client service, and the ability to mentor junior staff. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this position promises to be a significant step in your underwriting career. Join a collaborative and supportive environment where your contributions will make a real difference.

Benefits

Competitive salary & pension scheme

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave

Private Medical cover

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Life Assurance

Subsidised gym membership

Comprehensive Learning & development offerings

Employee Assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in multiline P&C underwriting and client service.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewals according to guidelines.
• Manage junior colleagues and ensure a high-quality underwriting team.

Skills

Multiline P&C Underwriting

Client Service

Portfolio Management

Leadership

Decision Making

Education

ACII Certification

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Are you interested in working for one of the world’s largest property & casualty with excellent employee benefits and offices in 54 countries?

Are you looking for your next challenge in the insurance industry to progress your career in Underwriting? If this sounds like you and you are passionate about client service, motivated and inquisitive, then we would love to hear from you.

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Underwriter to form a key part of Chubb's Underwriting Team. The successful candidate will have experience in multiline P&C underwriting and will have responsibility for growth of the Portfolio with key Brokers and Clients, whilst maintaining and developing a portfolio of existing accounts. This role can be based in our Leeds or Manchester office.

Key Responsibilities

• To underwrite new business and renewals according to defined underwriting guidelines, specified budget and local business plan.
• To represent and promote Chubb corporately to brokers, internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Servicing key producers and clients, through an engaged programme of pro-active external visitation, monitoring business acquisition and retention as well as maximising cross-selling opportunities.
• To assist in formulating and implementing underwriting strategy, forecasts and portfolio management in order to achieve underwriting profitability. To ensure quality control within defined area of responsibility.
• To assist with development of products within areas of specialist expertise in order to improve client retention and new business. This may involve collaborating with peers within and across business lines in Europe as well as globally.
• To meet company standards in respect of policy documentation, timeframe for quoting new and renewal business and compliance issues.
• To manage junior colleagues as well as providing mentoring, training and coaching where appropriate. In so doing, ensuring a high quality underwriting team.
• To allocate resources to meet business objectives.

Experience & Qualifications required:

• ACII preferred.
• Continues to develop technical and broader business skills
• Comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of Corporate Underwriting experience, the insurance market and competitors.
• Solid experience of dealing with brokers and clients.
• Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative.
• An experienced professional who is recognised externally.
• Experience of leadership, training, mentoring and people development preferred but not essential.

We offer in return!

Competitive salary & pension scheme, discretionary bonus scheme, 25 days annual leave plus ability to purchase 5 additional days, hybrid working options, Private Medical cover, Employee Share Purchase Plan, Life Assurance, Subsidised gym membership, Comprehensive Learning & development offerings, Employee Assistance program.

Integrity. client focus. respect. excellence. teamwork

Our core values dictate how we live and work. We’re an ethical and honest company that’s wholly committed to its clients. A business that’s engaged in mutual trust and respect for its employees and partners. A place where colleagues perform at the highest levels. And a working environment that’s collaborative and supportive.

Diversity & Inclusion. At Chubb, we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know.

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Insurance

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