Schemes Underwriter

Stride Resource Management Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market player in insurance solutions is seeking a Schemes Underwriter in Manchester to deliver tailored solutions for key broker partners. The ideal candidate will have prior underwriting experience and strong decision-making skills in complex situations. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £65k, hybrid working arrangements, and various benefits including a company pension and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Company Pension

Private Medical Insurance - Individual

Annual Bonus & Profit Share

Hybrid Working - 2 days in office

Qualifications

• Previous underwriting experience relating to schemes in Property, Public Liability, and Employers Liability.
• Ability to act as a sector expert in Property and Contractors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional service to brokers and manage referrals.
• Suggest effective growth and underwriting strategies.
• Manage relationships with key strategic broker partners.

Skills

Confident decision-making

Strong interpersonal skills

Independent working

Job description

Schemes Underwriter

Manchester, London or Colchester

We are delighted to be working with a real market leader in Schemes & Affinities business, who have raised the bar time and again with their unique approach and innovative solutions.

The Role

• As a Schemes Underwriter, you will be an integral part of a market-leading team, delivering bespoke solutions for niche customer groups managed by key broker partners.
• You will work across the existing portfolio of schemes business, on a number of existing schemes, collaborating with the wider Schemes Team, including underwriting, operations, sales, and senior leadership, where you will drive improvement and profitable growth of our Schemes portfolio.
• You will be responsible for underwriting and servicing our schemes partner brokers, as well as helping to shape and drive our wider underwriting strategy and growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering exceptional service to our brokers, dealing with referrals and working on new and exciting schemes to bring them to life
• Challenge convention on a regular basis, able to suggest and execute effective growth and portfolio underwriting strategies to ensure sustained profitable growth
• Working with the Sector lead to help develop new products and propositions and maximise the opportunity within our current / future portfolios of business
• Taking underwriting ownership, relationship management and accountability for some of our key strategic broker partners

The Candidate

• Ability to make a confident decision in difficult and complex situations
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently in a collaborative environment
• Previous underwriting experience specifically relating to schemes covering Property, Public Liability and Employers Liability
• Ability to act as a sector expert within Property and Contractors sub-sector

The Reward

• Annual Salary to £65 k
• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance - Individual
• Hybrid Working - 2 days in office
• Annual Bonus & Profit Share