Underwriter - New Business

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

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Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Birmingham

Job ref: 203704

About the role

Ecclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Underwriter to join our Birmingham office.

The role holder will work as part of a successful new business team, underwriting and trading new enquiries to contribute to the profitable growth of our account.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, negotiate, and profitably underwrite new business within own authority and in line with Ecclesiastical strategy.
• Plan, prioritise and manage individual own 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 Ecclesiastical’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.
• Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business.
• Identify complaints and act upon them in line with company policy.
• Actively expand personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CII, CPD).
• Build a credible and positive reputation in the local insurance market.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• The ability to plan, prioritise and manage own work to deliver agreed objectives and meet targets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Understand, manage, and use information with accuracy.
• Pro-active with desire to continuously improve.
• Industry knowledge would be an advantage.
• Cert CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Competent IT and data skills [including Microsoft suite].
• Effective and appropriate communication skills.
• Commitment to deliver exceptional service contributing both as an individual and as an effective part of a team.
• Understanding of all relevant regulations to deliver good customer outcomes.
• Understanding of data protection and importance of confidentiality.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it.
• 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.
• Up to £400 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.

About us

Ecclesiastical Insurance offer insurance with award-winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.

As a business, we’ve been trusted to protect some of the UK’s best-loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we’re not standing still. We’re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.

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.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26