Underwriter

Starr Underwriting; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Underwriter P&C for their Colchester Branch. The role involves managing risks, underwriting insurance products, and enhancing broker partnerships. The ideal candidate has significant experience in commercial insurance, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to client relationships. Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative insurance solutions.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years relevant experience in underwriting.
• Working knowledge of ISO rating and rules.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and underwrite business risks based on established guidelines.
• Maintain relationships with brokers and clients to optimize business opportunities.
• Perform product development and manage risk assessments.

Skills

Planning

Client relationship management

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory awareness

Problem solving

Negotiation

Decision making

Education

University degree

Professional certification

Job description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Job Description

Job Title :

Senior Underwriter P&C new business

Location:

Colchester Branch

Role purpose

We are seeking an experienced individual who receives general business direction, markets, underwrites, and services risk insurance products with some complexity within assigned geographic and product areas.

The individual utilizes underwriting authority and market skills to solicit new business and retain existing business. Manages interfaces and relationships with independent agents and brokers to enhance and maintain business opportunities. Responsible for the business results of assigned book of business.

Key Responsibilities

• Determines the desirability of accepting or rejecting business risks. Prices exposures in accordance with filed and approved rate levels, discretionary pricing mechanisms, and business unit guidelines.
• Identifies the need, recommends and evaluates additional risk assessment information including inspection, financial reports and statements.
• Coordinates individual risk underwriting actions with other departments to assure the highest level of customer satisfaction while meeting production and business goals.
• Performs product development and marketing activities including identifying producer relationships within assigned market to optimize best solutions for distribution, identifies and suggests new and modified products, identifies producers for business/marketing programs, and analyses producers and market opportunities.
• Maintains ongoing liaison with producers to obtain supplemental underwriting information, evaluate risks, decline risks, analyse and interpret coverage, explain underwriting requirements and expectations, and present terms.
• Regularly interfaces with customers to provide service and to keep abreast of customer issues.
• Sets ceded reinsurance actions in accordance with Arch Insurance and business unit guidelines.

Role

Skills / Competencies

• Planning and product development
• Client relationship management
• Technical and analytical skills
• Regulatory & compliance awareness
• Problem solving, negotiation & decision making
• University degree and professional certification desired with 5-8 years
• Working knowledge and understanding of ISO rating and rules.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in an underwriting position in the Commercial Insurance Market.
• Demonstrated competence in maintaining broker/client relationships.

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