Senior Underwriter, Casualty Major Accounts

Chubb; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in London is searching for a Senior Underwriter specializing in Casualty Major Accounts. The successful candidate will manage a diverse portfolio, focusing on growth and client relationships. Responsibilities include underwriting new business, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Ideal candidates should possess a strong understanding of liability underwriting and experience with multinational organizations. This role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

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

Learning & development offerings

Qualifications

• Comprehensive understanding of Casualty Underwriting, preferably with multinational businesses.
• Strong experience dealing with brokers and clients.
• Results-driven with decision-making capability.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewals according to guidelines.
• Promote the company to brokers and clients.
• Servicing key producers through proactive visitation.

Skills

Casualty Underwriting

Broker management

Decision making

Leadership

Client relationship

Education

ACII certification

Job description

Senior Underwriter, Casualty Major Accounts

London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Are you an ambitious Underwriter with Casualty knowledge? If so, we would love to hear from you!

We are currently recruiting an experienced Underwriter to form a key part of Chubb's Casualty Major Accounts Underwriting Team, working on a large & multinational book of business. The successful candidate will have experience in liability underwriting, preferably with large & multinational organisations, and will have responsibility for growth of the Portfolio with key Brokers and Clients, whilst maintaining and developing a portfolio of existing accounts.

This 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

• To underwrite new business and renewals according to defined underwriting guidelines, specified budget and local business plan.
• To 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.
• To assist in formulating and implementing underwriting strategy, forecasts and portfolio management in order to achieve underwriting profitability. To ensure quality control within defined area of responsibility.
• To 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.
• To meet company standards in respect of policy documentation, timeframe for quoting new and renewal business and compliance issues.
• To manage junior colleagues as well as providing mentoring, training and coaching where appropriate. In so doing, ensuring a high quality underwriting team.
• To allocate resources to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

Skill & Experience Required

• Comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of Casualty Underwriting experience, preferably with large multinational business.
• Solid experience of dealing with brokers and clients.
• Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative.
• An experienced professional who is recognised externally.
• Experience of leadership, training, mentoring and people development preferred but not essential.
• ACII preferred, but not essential
• Continues to develop technical and broader business skill

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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