Team Leader, Underwriting Operations - Financial Lines

QBE Europe; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurer is seeking a Team Leader for Underwriting Operations in London to oversee the Underwriting Assistants and ensure effective service delivery. This full-time role offers hybrid working with 30 days of holiday and various benefits aimed at supporting professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

30 days holiday a year

Flexible working arrangements

Pension with 10% employer contributions

Fully comprehensive private medical insurance

Family friendly policies with 26 weeks leave at full pay

Option to work remotely from certain locations abroad

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and experience in insurance, ideally with London Market exposure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience in using risk profiling, pricing tools, and loss models.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Underwriting Assistants.
• Conduct regular performance and development reviews.
• Manage capacity and workflow to meet SLAs.

Skills

Adaptability

Business Management

Communication

Insurance Underwriting

Team Management

Job description

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Team Leader, Underwriting Operations - Financial Lines

Apply locations GBR - London time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id 340111

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeThe purpose of this role is to oversee and support the Underwriting Operations teams, to ensure they are working in line with the business plan and delegated authority. This involves ensuring high standards of service delivery, identifying opportunities for improvement, and assisting team members in achieving their personal and professional development goals.

Team Leader, Underwriting Operations
London, with hybrid working

We’re excited to offer abrand-new Team Leaderopportunity in our London office - created due to continued business growth. With hybrid working, 30 days holiday, and a supportive, inclusive culture, you’ll be part of a collaborative team where your impact truly matters.

In this role, you’ll lead and develop a team of Underwriting Assistants, managing workflow and supporting our Underwriters to deliver efficient, high-quality service to our customers. At QBE, we’re a global insurer with a local feel - big enough to make a difference, small enough for you to be seen.

Your new role

• Lead and support a team of Underwriting Assistants, ensuring people, processes, and resources align with business needs.
• Conduct regular performance and development reviews, setting clear objectives and addressing performance effectively.
• Manage team capacity and workflow to meet SLAs and compliance standards.
• Drive and embed change initiatives in collaboration with underwriting, operations, IT, and change teams.
• Perform monthly audits and quality checks to uphold underwriting and operational standards.
• Ensure full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee allocated underwriting schemes, resolving issues to maintain process effectiveness.
• Identify and implement process improvements, encouraging inclusive and collaborative thinking.
• Train and develop the team on technical underwriting procedures to ensure consistency and quality.

About you

• Good people management skills, with the ability to support and develop colleagues
• Good knowledge and experience in insurance, ideally with London Market exposure and knowledge of Financial Lines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Experience in using risk profiling, pricing tools, and loss models.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage priorities effectively

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation ( https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/ ).

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.

Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next?If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Adaptability, Business Management, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Value Management, Decision Making, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Service Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Team Management

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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