Senior Mid Market P&C New Business Underwriter

AXA; Glasgow; Híbrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AXA Glasgow is expanding and seeking a New Business Senior Underwriter in Property & Casualty to drive profitability and lead underwriting decisions for larger risks. You will influence the underwriting team, collaborate with brokers and internal colleagues to win profitable business while maintaining AXA standards.

The role requires strong technical underwriting, market knowledge of the Scottish insurance landscape, and the ability to develop robust broker relationships.

Formación

• Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment.
• Sound understanding of the Scottish insurance market.
• Experience in making decisions across a range of technical underwriting scenarios.
• Coaching and development skills within a team environment and proven delivery of results.
• Strong trading capability including broker relationship building.

Responsabilidades

• Represent AXA in presenting propositions for Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks based on knowledge and underwriting expertise.
• Negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing with Trading Underwriters to meet customer needs.
• Develop a robust pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate opportunities through client and broker relationships.
• Lead and embed the large case management process for new business.
• Build broker relationships across the region and generate profitable self-sourced business.
• Underwrite profitable new business within AXA controls and act as a referral point in branch.
• Maintain a quality distribution strategy and communicate with key brokers to achieve KPIs.

Conocimientos

Technical underwriting

Broker relationships

Decision making

Analytical skills

Coaching/leading teams

Educación

Dip CII (desirable)

Descripción del empleo

About AXA:

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive.

Job overview:

We’re expanding our Glasgow branch and seeking a New Business Senior Underwriter in Property and Casualty to manage profitability, influence the underwriting team, and foster stakeholder collaboration. This role offers vital opportunities to drive growth, enhance technical and trading capabilities, and deliver exceptional service to our customers. By building strong relationships with brokers and internal teams, you’ll help set the foundation for the branch’s ongoing success and development.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as the face of AXA in presenting propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, based on industry knowledge and technical underwriting expertise, subject to the scale and complexity of the case.
• Work with Trading Underwriters to negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing that differentiate AXA to meet customer needs.
• Proactively develop a robust pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate qualified growth opportunities leveraging both client and broker relationships, ensuring pipeline is effectively managed and realised.
• Lead and fully embed the large case management process for new business.
• Develop and build collaborative broker relationships, sometimes client, across the region, taking full ownership for the generation and placement of profitable commercial business from self-sourced.
• Underwrite profitable new business, in line with AXA established underwriting controls and practices and act as a referral point in branch across new business.
• Develop and maintain a quality distribution strategy and communication plan with key influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs achieved.

Work arrangements:

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least three days a week (60%) away from home. Away from home means either attendance at our office location in Glasgow, visiting clients or attending industry events.

Your skills & experience:

• Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment.
• Sound understanding of the Scottish insurance market.
• Proven experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios within a Commercial environment.
• Coaching and development skills within in a similar environment and experience of working in teams and successful record of delivering results.
• Strong trading capability - commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to build strong broker relationships.
• Pragmatic decision making, analytical and numerical reasoning skills.
• Excellent risk assessment and risk management skills.
• Progress towards Dip CII qualification is desirable.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].