Real Estate Underwriter, Commercial Insurance

Chubb; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance provider is looking for an experienced Real Estate Underwriter to join their dynamic team in Manchester. The role involves underwriting renewal accounts, fostering relationships with brokers, and delivering high-quality service to clients. Ideal candidates will have property underwriting knowledge and be driven to improve their technical skills. This opportunity offers a career path within a growing area of focus for the company, including comprehensive benefits such as a pension scheme and health cover.

Benefits

Pension and annual 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 dealing with brokers and clients.
• Desire to develop technical and business skills.
• Liability knowledge is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite renewal accounts up to £100,000.
• Contribute to the Real Estate financial plan.
• Meet standards for documentation and compliance.
• Promote the company to brokers and clients.

Skills

Good working knowledge of the insurance market

Results driven

Ability to make decisions

Property underwriting knowledge

Experience with Real Estate clients

Job description

Are you an experienced Real Estate Underwriter eager to join a dynamic, expanding team? Or perhaps you’re a Property or Package Underwriter ready to deepen your expertise in a specialized role? We also welcome ambitious Assistant Underwriters who are looking to advance and grow their careers.

Since launching our Real Estate Industry Practice in 2018 we have enjoyed significant growth and developed a strong reputation, with a particular specialism for leading pan European programmes. Real Estate is a key strategic growth priority for Chubb, and we are expanding our proposition focusing on growth in the UK regions and in mid‑market. This is an exciting investment, and a great opportunity to join Chubb in a growth area and be part of bringing a new proposition to the market. This is a dynamic and fast‑growing team, and the role offers an excellent career path for the successful candidate.

You will join the team in the National Underwriting Centre (NUC) in delivering a high‑quality service to our underwriters and brokers whilst practicing and developing technical capability and broader business skills in the Insurance Industry. The primary purpose of this role is to renew Property and Liability risks for Real Estate clients, ranging in size from lower mid‑market / single property risks to larger programmes / multinational. You will work collaboratively with our UKI branch and distribution teams and local property managers and will develop key broker and client relationships.

You will also work closely with our claims, risk engineering and global services team to provide excellent service to our brokers and clients. They will also work closely with our other underwriting teams to provide cross‑lines solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Underwrite renewal accounts up to £100,000 according to defined underwriting guidelines and strategies
• Contribute towards achieving the Real Estate financial plan
• Meet company standards in respect of policy documentation, contract certainty, peer review, audit, compliance, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Represent and promote Chubb to brokers and clients. Represent the Real Estate team internally at production, renewal and other internal Chubb meetings where required.
• Pro‑actively maximise cross‑selling opportunities through collaboration with Chubb colleagues

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of the insurance market, and experience of dealing with brokers and clients
• Results driven with ability to make decisions and work on your own initiative
• Desire to continue to develop technical and broader business skills
• Property underwriting knowledge and experience is essential. Liability knowledge and experience is preferred but not essential
• Experience working with Real Estate clients and brokers is an advantage but not essential
• Multinational experience is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided

What we offer in return!

• Pension and annual bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to purchase 5 additional days
• 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 in your application or in any future discussions with our recruiters.