SME Commercial Underwriter - Ipswich (Hybrid Working)

Cryer Baker Recruitment Ltd.; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive UK insurance company is seeking an Existing Business Underwriter for their Ipswich office, offering hybrid work. This role emphasizes team collaboration and development in a supportive environment, with competitive salary and employee benefits, as the company expands.

Benefits

12% Pension

Annual Bonus incentive

Qualifications

• Strong trading capability and expert negotiation skills.
• Ability to build strong broker relationships.
• Open-minded and collaborative approach to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Drive and transform brokerage relationships through underwriting.
• Deliver profitable underwriting for SME Existing Business.
• Monitor and correct performance issues within the portfolio.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation skills

Team player

Job description

Reference:

AB/465

Basic Salary £30k to £40K Plus Excellent Benefits

This is an exciting and very good time to be joining one of the UK's most progressive and professional insurance companies operating in the UK today. There are a number of new job opportunities due to the company's expansion plans so it's an ideal time to be joining the business where there will be excellent chances to make your mark and progress within.

This opportunity would be based from the company’s Ipswich regional office where they would be a hybrid working arrangement.

They are very proud of their focused SME unit following the successful launch of creating a single SME operating model, that has delivered effective and efficient work streams, giving choice. If you want to take on a new opportunity in a supportive environment, we’re looking for an experienced Existing Business Underwriter, where you’ll be part of a team where people, development and teamwork are a key focus.

What you'll be doing:

As Commercial Underwriter you’ll help drive and transform how they partner their broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships.

• Deliver on trading team targets through profitable underwriting of their products for SME Existing Business, whilst developing key relationships and credibility with brokers and customers.
• Underwrite our products for SME customers profitably, accurately, consistently using the full range of appetite and tools available.
• Be an advocate for the company contributing to meetings with brokers to secure clients.
• Monitor the overall performance of the book you’re responsible for and ensuring remedial action is taken to correct any performance issues.

What they’re looking for:

• Keep an open mind:Keen to learn and challenge the status quo, able to approach tasks from different perspectives while focusing on helping colleagues and customers.
• Be a team player:Able to use your unique skills and knowledge to collaborate with your colleagues, take accountability and discover new ways of doing things.
• You’ll possess a strong trading capability, commercial awareness and expert negotiation skills.
• Ability to build strong broker relationships and a sound understanding of the current commercial insurance market.

Very competitive basic salary dependant on experience between £30K to £40K, 12% Pension, Annual Bonus incentive plus other employee benefits would be provided as standard.

For further information please contact Andy Baker on 07834 596414/0113 4931720 or email [e-mail]