Underwriter - US Casualty

Convex; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in London is seeking an Underwriter for their US Casualty team. This role is focused on managing and growing a portfolio while ensuring the effective delivery of their vision and strategy. The ideal candidate will have strong relationships in the market and experience in broking or writing US and International Casualty business. This position offers competitive compensation and attractive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

30 days Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

10% Employer Pension Contribution

Private Health Insurance Medical Cover

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance Cover

Enhanced Parental Leave

Annual Health Check

3 days of Volunteer Leave each year

10 days of help with care (elder/childcare)

£1,300 to spend on learning & wellbeing

Give as You Earn

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket Loan

Responsibilities

• Generate and manage business on a client relationship basis for specific portfolio and product groups.
• Ensure risks are written within the agreed parameters, making sound decisions.
• Develop and manage the designated business using relevant resources.
• Collaborate with other portfolios and products across regions for opportunities.
• Deliver tactical client intimacy initiatives and conduct portfolio analysis.
• Seek and grow opportunities with new clients.
• Ensure effective oversight of client issues and complaints.
• Conduct role in accordance with the Company’s Business Ethics policy.

Skills

Experience in writing or broking US and/or International Casualty business in the London market

Robust relationships with brokers and clients

Enjoy meeting and building relationships with major existing clients

Naturally curious with a keen desire and ability to learn

Flexible and adaptable approach

Problem solver with a continuously improve mindset

Supportive of data-led decision making

Ability to pick up and work with new technology

Job description

Underwriter - US Casualty

Department: Underwriting - Insurance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London, UK

Description

The US Casualty team focuses on the US Commercial market, providing cover to large Fortune 1,000 risks and smaller business with complex exposures. Our insurance policies cover bodily injury and property damage to third parties from the operations of our insured clients, such as rail crashes, explosions, product defects, and auto crashes. The products we provide include General Liability, Auto and Employer Liability for clients headquartered in the US.

As an Underwriter joining our team, you’ll make a meaningful contribution to growing and maintaining our portfolio and you’ll help ensure the effective delivery of the vision and strategy to your agreed authority level.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and manage business on a client relationship basis for specific portfolio and product groups and platforms within the SBU.
• Ensure risks are written within the agreed parameters – making sound long term decisions on risks that are written.
• Develop and proactively manage the designated business by utilising relevant resources as appropriate.
• Where appropriate collaborate with other portfolios, products and SBU’s across the regions to leverage relationships and opportunities.
• Align to and deliver tactical client intimacy initiatives within the portfolio(s), markets and product forum.
• Undertake analysis of the portfolio to identify business opportunities, products and clients, ensuring a robust business case.
• Where appropriate, seek out and grow opportunities with new clients.
• Ensure client intimacy is achieved through the efficient oversight of issues raised including liaison to ensure effective conclusion to complaints and claims.
• Conduct role in accordance with the Company’s Business Ethics policy and all regulated entities as appropriate.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience in writing or broking US and / or International Casualty business in the London market.
• Robust relationships with brokers and clients.
• Enjoy meeting and building relationships with our major existing clients across the globe and seeking out new target clients.
• Naturally curious with a keen desire and ability to learn.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.
• Problem solver with a “continuously improve” mindset.
• Supportive of data-led decision making.
• Ability to pick up and work with new technology.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 30 days Annual Leave
• Birthday Leave
• 10% Employer Pension Contribution
• Private Health Insurance Medical Cover
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance Cover
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Annual Health Check
• 3 days of Volunteer Leave each year
• 10 days of help with care (elder/ childcare) through Bright Horizons
• £1,300 to spend on learning & wellbeing
• Give as You Earn
• Cycle to Work
• Season Ticket Loan