Regional Underwriter - Scotland (Home Working & On-Site)

Cryer Baker Recruitment Ltd.; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Regional Underwriter for Scotland, offering a competitive salary up to £55K plus benefits including a car allowance and annual bonus. The role involves underwriting general insurance and guiding agents on complex risks, with a focus on customer service and teamwork.

Benefits

Car Allowance up to £4800

Annual bonus up to 17.5%

Contributory pension scheme

Health and wellbeing plan

Discounted Insurance

Qualifications

• Significant commercial underwriting experience.
• Ability to negotiate and review complex commercial accounts.
• Track record of coaching and guiding peers.

Responsibilities

• Support the Agency in delivering profitable growth.
• Negotiate large commercial account reviews.
• Analyze and evaluate risk to propose policy terms.

Skills

Customer-oriented

Detail-focused

Proactive communication

Team player

Job description

Regional Underwriter - Scotland (Home Working & On-Site)

Reference:

AB/275

Basic Salary up to £55K - Car Allowance Plus Excellent Staff Benefits

Our client is a very well-respected insurance company who have been trading effectively for over 100 years.

They are currently seeking experienced and enthusiastic Regional Trading Underwriters (Existing Business) This will be an On-Site role being based at various locations within Scotland with a mixture of home working and being out on the road at their regional offices.

This is a great company to work for with a great deal of support, however you would have high underwriting licence writing general insurance and farming risks up to £100K GWP, and therefore you’d be expected to be proactive and manage your own workload and be an effective communicator both internally and externally.

Overview of the role and accountabilities

• Support the Agency in delivering profitable growth, whilst maintaining compliance standards and criteria within limits of authority.
• Negotiate large commercial account reviews and connected portfolios using expert knowledge and utilise SME’s when required to deliver compelling and market leading propositions to our customer.
• Champion, advise and guide Agents on more complex risks, technical and customer service areas to improve their knowledge and support effective decision making whilst driving an improved understanding, capability and awareness of best practice.
• Support regular Agency performance review meetings – Including conducting an analysis of current performance versus plan, identification of trends and delivery of agreed actions in conjunctions with agency/S&A and regional underwriting management
• Identify, support and guide Agents to ensure training, monitoring and support is provided to meet individual development needs, in order to achieve required standards of competence, quality and to further increase authorities.
• Identify and resolve Agency Underwriting escalations to ensure fair, consistent application in line with policy, legislative requirements, organisational culture and Guiding Principles.
• Analyse and evaluate risk and propose and negotiate policy terms, including appropriate limitations and endorsements, in accordance with Underwriting standards and principles and within limits of authority, to ensure a fair outcome for members aligned with risk appetite and profitability objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with Claims, Senior Technicians and Agents to ensure the effective delivery of objectives and first class customer service. Act as a key point of reference linking the Agencies to the RSCs.

What they are looking for

They are looking for a customer-orientated and detail-focussed professional who has significant Commercial underwriting experience.
Being a strong team player, you will strive to achieve high quality standards and output, even when challenged and working under pressure. You will be used to always putting the customer first and fully considering their requirements whilst developing lasting relationships.

Experience of Underwriting, have a track record of dealing with relevant, more complex and technical cases and of effectively coaching and guiding peers and colleagues.

What they can offer

This company pride themselves on being a great place to work and have again been presented with the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Along with a supportive culture you can also look forward to some very attractive reward benefits such as:

• Competitive salary up to £55K, dependant on experience
• Car Allowance up o £4800
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5%)
• Contributory pension scheme (maximum of 12% company contribution)
• Health and wellbeing plan
• Discounted Insurance

For further information, please contact Andy Baker on 07834 596414/0113 4931720 or email [e-mail]