Senior Package Underwriter

Chubb Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb Ltd. in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Package Underwriter/Senior Underwriter to join our underwriting team. You will underwrite new business and renewals, grow the portfolio with key brokers and clients, and deliver high-quality service.

The role involves mentoring junior colleagues, coordinating with peers across Europe and globally, ensuring policy documentation and compliance, and helping shape underwriting strategy to improve profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience in multiline P&C underwriting.
• Ability to grow portfolios with brokers and clients.
• Strong client service and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewals according to guidelines.
• Grow portfolio with key brokers/clients and maintain existing accounts.
• Represent Chubb to brokers, stakeholders and clients.
• Mentor juniors and lead a high-quality underwriting team.
• Ensure policy documentation and compliance.
• Collaborate with peers across Europe and globally on product development.
• Allocate resources to meet business objectives.

Skills

P&C underwriting

Broker relationship management

Client service excellence

Portfolio management

Policy documentation

Leadership/mentoring

Job description

Are you interested in working for one of the world's largest property & casualty insurers with excellent employee benefits and offices in 54 countries?
Are you looking for your next challenge in the insurance industry to progress your career in Underwriting? If this sounds like you and you are passionate about client service, motivated and inquisitive, then we would love to hear from you.
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Package Underwriter/Senior Underwriter to form a key part of Chubb's Underwriting Team. The successful candidate will have experience in multiline P&C underwriting and will have responsibility for growth of the Portfolio with key Brokers and Clients, whilst maintaining and developing a portfolio of existing accounts.

This exciting role could suit either an existing Senior Underwriter who is hungry, motivated, inquisitive and in need of a new challenge, or a similarly minded passionate individual currently working at Underwriter level who feels ready for that step up and elevation in their career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Underwrite new business and renewals according to defined underwriting guidelines, specified budget and local business plan.
• Represent and promote Chubb corporately to brokers, internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Servicing key producers and clients, through an engaged programme of pro-active external visitation, monitoring business acquisition and retention as well as maximising cross-selling opportunities.
• Assist in formulating and implementing underwriting strategy, forecasts and portfolio management in order to achieve underwriting profitability.
• Ensure quality control within defined area of responsibility.
• Assist with development of products within areas of specialist expertise in order to improve client retention and new business. This may involve collaborating with peers within and across business lines in Europe as well as globally.
• Meet company standards in respect of policy documentation, timeframe for quoting new and renewal business and compliance issues.
• Manage junior colleagues as well as providing mentoring, training and coaching where appropriate. In so doing, ensuring a high quality underwriting team.
• Allocate resources to meet business objectives.