Rescue Underwriter

Direct Line Group Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Greater London is seeking a motivated Rescue Underwriter for their Rescue Portfolio Optimisation Team. This role involves supporting performance analysis of Rescue Products, assessing underwriting criteria, and enhancing underwriting controls. Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise in underwriting and superior analytical skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and various benefits, including a pension scheme, employee discounts, and opportunities for personal growth.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off home, motor and pet insurance

Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

Up to 10% AIP Bonus

EV car scheme

Generous holidays

Buy as you earn share scheme

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Expertise in technical underwriting necessary to assess criteria and risks.
• Ability to innovate and work in a fast-paced environment with various initiatives.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis and monitoring of Rescue Products performance.
• Review and maintain underwriting documentation and product details.
• Liaising with trading teams for customer outcomes.

Skills

Strong technical underwriting expertise

Strong numeracy and analytical skills

Great communication and teamwork

Attention to detail and good organisational skills

Understanding of indemnity control

Curiosity and willingness to learn

Tools

Excel or other analytical tools

Job description

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

Pricing and Underwriting is a complicated world, where historical data, geospatial information, and mathematical models meet talented analysts. Pricing our products is a fine line between balancing our business goals and customer needs. That’s why our Pricers and Underwriters are the best of the best. They reduce risk and predict future events ensuring our business can continue to grow whilst each and every one of our consumers gets the best price.

Join us as a Rescue Underwriter in our Rescue Portfolio Optimisation Team. Green Flag have a legacy of being a strong brand in the Rescue market – we’re looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated underwriter to join our exciting team as we look to grow our brands and offerings.

What you'll be doing:

Reporting into the Pricing & Underwriting Portfolio & Optimisation lead, key responsibilities will include:

• Support analysis and monitoring of the Rescue Products performance
• Assessing Underwriting criteria, wordings & emerging risks
• Enacting and enhancing our underwriting controls
• Review and maintain our underwriting documentation and product details
• Liaising with our trading teams to deliver great customer and commercial outcomes
• Working closely with our claims & operation teams to manage indemnity control
• Dealing with underwriting referrals

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend 50% of their time in the office.

What you'll need:

• Strong technical underwriting expertise
• Understanding of relevant insurance regulations & legislation
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Understanding of indemnity control
• Ability to innovate & work in a fast paced environment, working with a breadth of initiatives
• Attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Great communication and teamwork
• Understanding of excel or other analytical tools

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn’t be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• Up to 10% AIP Bonus
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug‑in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Generous holidays
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work‑life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.