Senior Commercial Multiline Underwriter

Chubb; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Underwriter for the Commercial Package segment. The position involves underwriting, quoting, and developing new business opportunities within the middle-market. Candidates should have strong experience in package underwriting, effective negotiation skills, and a proven track record in business development. This role is based in London and offers excellent employee benefits including private medical coverage and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Subsidised gym membership

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in package/multiline underwriting environment.
• Under minimal direction, works within delegated underwriting authority.
• Ability to adjust to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting, quoting and converting new package business.
• Engaging with producers and BDMs for pipeline development.
• Maintaining underwriting integrity and adherence to best practices.

Skills

New business development

Risk analysis

Team collaboration

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

A-Levels or higher

ACII (or progress towards this)

Job description

Are you interested in working for the world’s largest publicly traded Property & Casualty insurer with excellent employee benefits and offices in 54 countries? Are you an ambitious Commercial Package underwriter with a passion for underwriting new business? If so, we would love to hear from you!

The role is for a Commercial Package Senior Underwriter, focussed on new business development in the middle-market segment. You would be responsible for new business underwriting and trading with broker partners from across the UK, including pipelining, quoting, negotiating and writing new package business.

You will be expected to have property and casualty technical experience, knowledge and aptitude to establish underwriting authority and exercise this within Chubb’s technical guidelines and best practices. You will also be expected to have passion, skill and a track record for new business development in the middle-market segment. You will be measured against key new business metrics and goals.

Positive engagement and collaboration with our broker partners, underwriting management, sales and distribution and cross-line colleagues would be key to success in this role.

The role is based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Underwriting, quoting and converting new package business in the middle-market segment, in-line with targets and the overall business plan.
• Regular engagement with our producers and BDMs to develop and execute on a pipeline of opportunities
• Effective trading behaviours, negotiation and engagement to successfully close new opportunities.
• Consistently providing a high level of underwriting service and speed of response to our brokers.
• Collaborating with sales and distribution, other lines of business, risk engineering, operations and underwriting management to effectively deliver the Chubb proposition.
• Maintaining underwriting integrity by adhering to Chubb's best practices monitored by regular peer reviews.
• Keeping accurate underwriting records and data.
• Representing and promoting Chubb to brokers and building strong relationships with key producers.
• Conducting business ethically within Chubb's code of conduct, compliance guidelines, underwriting guidelines and service standards.
• An advocate for the brand, building and maintaining an excellent external reputation, consistent with Chubb's values, ethics, culture, and standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in package/multiline underwriting environment.
• Underwriting background and be capable of holding high levels of underwriting authority in at least one core line of business. They should also be interested in and capable of operating with understanding and influence across other lines of business.
• Under minimal direction, works within delegated underwriting authority.
• Strong expertise in risk analysis, interpretation and analysis of claims, and appropriate deployment of loss control resources.
• A track record and reputation as a dynamic new business development underwriter
• Knowledge and experience in the middle-market insurance segment.
• Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative.
• Ability to adjust to shifting priorities and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication.
• Commitment to a high level of underwriting service and speed of response.
• A-Levels or higher, with a degree or ACII (or progress towards these) preferred but not essential

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.

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