Senior Real Estate Underwriter, Commercial Insurance

Chubb; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Manchester is looking for an Underwriter to join their Real Estate team. The selected candidate will underwrite Property and Liability risks for clients, drive business growth, and collaborate with various teams. Candidates should possess significant underwriting knowledge in Real Estate and excellent interpersonal skills. This role offers full-time employment with various benefits including a pension plan and annual bonus.

Benefits

Pension and annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus 5 additional days

Private Medical cover

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Life Assurance

Subsidised gym membership

Comprehensive Learning & development offerings

Employee Assistance program

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of the Real Estate insurance market.
• Experienced professional recognized externally.
• Results-driven with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewal accounts.
• Contribute to achieving financial plans.
• Provide training and mentoring for junior underwriters.
• Meet compliance and procedural standards.
• Engage proactively with clients and brokers.

Skills

Time Management

GIS

Typing

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook

Workers' Compensation Law

Benefits Administration

Underwriting

Administrative Experience

Negotiation

Aviation Experience

Job description

Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Chubb Real Estate team. Since launching our Real Estate Industry Practice in 2018 we have enjoyed significant growth and developed a strong reputation with a particular specialism for pan European programmes. Real Estate is a key strategic growth priority for Chubb and we are seeking an Underwriter to support our continued growth aspirations in the UK regional markets. The role will be based in Chubbs Manchester office. We will consider both Senior Underwriters and Underwriter level candidates for this position.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to underwrite Property and Liability risks for Real Estate clients both existing and new business. The successful candidate will lead some of our largest client and new business opportunities work closely with our claims risk engineering and global services team to provide excellent service to our brokers and clients. They will also work closely with our other underwriting teams in particular Environmental and Global Terrorism to provide cross-lines solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewal accounts according to defined underwriting guidelines and strategies.
• Financial – Contribute towards achieving the Real Estate financial plan. Support the Real Estate Leader in preparing financial plans reforecasts and predictions.
• Training & Mentoring – provide training mentoring and act as a role model for more junior underwriters within the team. Take underwriting referrals.
• Compliance and Procedures – Meet company standards in respect of policy documentation contract certainty peer review audit compliance legal and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership – Support Real Estate Leader in establishing and promoting best practice within the team.
• Chubb Representative – Represent and promote Chubb to brokers and clients. Represent the Real Estate team internally at production renewal and other internal Chubb meetings.
• Client Management – ensure proactive client engagement plans are in place for our largest clients.
• Business Development – Proactively maintain relationships with key brokers and clients to ensure profitable and sustainable growth in conjunction with distribution and other key stakeholders. Contribute towards strategic growth plans with key brokers.
• Cross-sell – Pro-actively maximise cross-selling opportunities through collaboration with Chubb colleagues.

Qualifications

Excellent working knowledge of the Real Estate insurance market and understanding of competitor analysis.

An experienced organised professional whose expertise is recognised externally.

Results driven with ability to make decisions and work on your own initiative.

Desire to continue to develop technical and broader business skills.

Ability to execute and influence at all levels both internally and externally.

Significant Property and Liability underwriting knowledge and experience specific to Real Estate clients.

Excellent presentation skills.

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.

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

Time Management, GIS, Typing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Workers' Compensation Law, Benefits Administration, Underwriting, Administrative Experience, negotiation, Aviation Experience.

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1