Underwriter

Avencia Consulting Services; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm seeks a New Business Underwriter to join their Care Sales team. This role involves underwriting risks and delivering quality service to brokers, with a focus on social welfare and care policies. Ideal candidates have proven underwriting experience and excellent communication skills. The position offers remote working with occasional office visits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension and private medical cover

Ongoing learning opportunities

Income protection and travel insurance

Qualifications

• Ideally has experience in social welfare/care risks; commercial insurance considered.

Responsibilities

• Promote knowledge of company guidelines to meet targets.
• Deliver service to brokers and achieve deadlines.
• Underwrite varied risks.
• Provide insights on market conditions.
• Build relationships across the business.

Skills

Proven underwriting experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills

High accuracy and attention to detail

Successful track record of developing broker relationships

Proficient in IT, including MS Office

Ability to win business while upholding underwriting discipline

Job description

About us

Avencia are partnered with a leading insurer who are looking to recruit a New Business Underwriter. They are open to location, as the team is mostly remote with occasional office visits required.

The role is based within their Care Sales team, focusing on a broad spectrum of Care and Social Welfare policies. It's an excellent opportunity to join a successful national team.

Responsibilities

• Apply and promote knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels to meet business targets.
• Deliver excellent service to brokers, ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Underwrite varied risks within set authority.
• Contribute to underwriting meetings with insights on developments, trends and market conditions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the wider business.

Skills & experience

• Proven underwriting experience (ideally social welfare/care risks; commercial insurance considered).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Successful track record of developing broker relationships.
• Proficient in IT, including MS Office and broker e-trading platforms.
• Ability to win business while upholding underwriting discipline.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell extra leave.
• Excellent benefits including pension, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance, income protection, and season ticket loan.
• Ongoing opportunities for learning, career development, and full support to help you grow.