Underwriter

Ecclesiastical Insurance UK

Brighton

Hybrid

GBP 36,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Group Personal Pension

Generous annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional qualifications support

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Charity grant £200/year

Volunteer day

Employee Assistance Programme

Study support for qualifications

Virtual GP access

Enhanced parental pay

Job summary

A renowned insurance provider is seeking an experienced Underwriter to join their Brighton office. In this role, you will develop, negotiate, and profitably underwrite business. You will work closely with brokers to build relationships, and manage your work to meet objectives. The ideal candidate will have a track record in delivering customer service and experience in commercial insurance. The company offers competitive benefits, including hybrid working arrangements and health and wellbeing initiatives.

Qualifications

Proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service.
Experience in commercial insurance is required.
Commitment to achieve Qualified Cert CII within given timeframe.

Responsibilities

Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite business.
Manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives.
Maintain successful internal and external relationships.
Act on audit results and follow-up actions within deadlines to improve performance (training, CPD).
Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify risks to the business.
Analyse statistical information using specialist programmes.
Attend broker visits to support policies when needed.
Keep detailed and accurate records of policies underwritten and decisions made.

Skills

Customer service

Commercial insurance

Negotiation

Education

Qualified Cert CII

Job description

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Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Brighton (hybrid working)

Job ref: 204404

About the role

Ansvar, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Underwriterto join our Brighton office.

As an Underwriter at Ansvar, you will play a crucial role to the business in developing, negotiating and profitably underwriting business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy.

You’ll work closely with brokers to build strong, collaborative relationships, ensuring a balance between attracting new customers and retaining existing ones through competitive insurance solutions. Our diverse portfolio spans charities, property owners, businesses, offices and retail, faith groups, social enterprises, and not-for-profit organisations - giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across sectors that truly matter.

Why join us?

Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, ambitious culture committed to making a difference and working towards a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities, with all of our profits going to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy
Plan, prioritise and manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLAs to deliver exceptional customer service.
Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face to face) to support Ansvar’s right first time approach in order to maintain successful Internal and External relationships.
Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance (participation in in‑house training, CII, CPD)
Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and elevate any risks to the business.
Analyse statistical information using specialist programmes
Potential broker visits to support policies
Keep detailed and accurate records of policies underwritten and decisions made.

What you need to have

Qualified Cert CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale
A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service
Commercial insurance experience

What we offer

A competitive salary – let's discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
A range of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
£200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

“We’re a dynamic, supportive team that values every voice – your ideas will be heard and you’ll have the chance to drive real growth in our business.”

About us

Ansvar specialises in insurance to the third sector. We cover thousands of risks in the UK, and unlike other insurers, our products are specifically designed for the niches we insure.

Driven by our values of empathy, professionalism and trust, we hold a genuine desire to positively impact the communities we help protect.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

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