Senior Underwriter

TT Club; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TT Club, headquartered in London, seeks an experienced Senior Underwriter to lead a team responsible for managing a portfolio of underwriting accounts. Reporting to the EMEA Regional General Manager, you will line manage the underwriting team and delegate as appropriate, ensuring clarity of objectives.

You will underwrite accounts, drive results, ensure contractual accuracy, and maintain close collaboration with claims executives and brokers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading an underwriting team and managing a portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting guidelines and contract review.
• Excellent communication with claims and brokers.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and ensure accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Line manage underwriting team, supervising day to day underwriting and ensuring that responsibilities and objectives in the team are clear
• Underwrite accounts as allocated by the RUM, delegating as appropriate within the team
• Take full responsibility for results of every account in the portfolio and the overall portfolio results
• Ensure all underwriting administration is performed quickly and accurately
• Ensure swift turnaround of all underwriting enquiries and new business enquiries, giving priority to key accounts and key targets
• Ensure in-depth knowledge of underwriting guidelines/instructions and adhere to them in every respect
• Ensure good preparation for all renewals, particularly those deemed vulnerable, and consult RUD at an early stage to determine strategy
• Maintain frequent dialogue with claims executives regarding claims developments and trends on the portfolio
• Take responsibility for every aspect of the underwriting process on allocated accounts, including contract review and survey analysis/follow-up
• Ensure all member and entry details held on the system are accurate
• Ensure documentation is accurate and issued within Contract Certainty guidelines in every case
• Ensure all debit notes are issued correctly and promptly
• Ensure that fac RI is purchased where necessary and that cover is thoroughly checked for accuracy
• Have a good working knowledge of the library AT&Cs
• Have a good working knowledge of the Club’s cover wordings
• Ensure all underwriting systems are used properly and consistently

Skills

Underwriting

Team leadership

Portfolio management

Contract review

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Reports to: EMEA Regional General Manager

Key Responsibility:

Leading a team responsible for managing effectively a portfolio of underwriting accounts.

Core Job Description (Reporting to EMEA RGM)

• Line manage underwriting team, supervising day to day underwriting and ensuring that responsibilities and objectives in the team are clear
• Underwrite accounts as allocated by the RUM, delegating as appropriate within the team
• Take full responsibility for results of every account in the portfolio and the overall portfolio results
• Ensure all underwriting administration is performed quickly and accurately
• Ensure swift turnaround of all underwriting enquiries and new business enquiries, giving priority to key accounts and key targets
• Ensure in-depth knowledge of underwriting guidelines/instructions and adhere to them in every respect
• Ensure good preparation for all renewals, particularly those deemed vulnerable, and consult RUD at an early stage to determine strategy
• Maintain frequent dialogue with claims executives regarding claims developments and trends on the portfolio
• Take responsibility for every aspect of the underwriting process on allocated accounts, including contract review and survey analysis/follow-up
• Ensure all member and entry details held on the system are accurate
• Ensure documentation is accurate and issued within Contract Certainty guidelines in every case
• Ensure all debit notes are issued correctly and promptly
• Ensure that fac RI is purchased where necessary and that cover is thoroughly checked for accuracy
• Have a good working knowledge of the library AT&Cs
• Have a good working knowledge of the Club’s cover wordings
• Ensure all underwriting systems are used properly and consistently

LMT Responsibilities (Reporting to UWD)

• Senior Underwriter controlling London Brokered Members and New Business enquiries
• Responsibility for London Market Business Plan
• Be responsible for the maintenance of existing, or creating new, relationships with identified London Brokers
• Set up Broker Meetings, minute actions and follow up on a regular basis
• Analyse outcome of meetings and quality of submissions/conversions
• Run regular team meeting (with minutes) focusing on MI data and business Plan Targets