Underwriting Assistant

Tokio Marine Kiln; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tokio Marine Kiln in London is recruiting a permanent Underwriting Assistant to join the Marine & Energy team. You will support underwriting and reinsurance operations, ensure data accuracy and regulatory compliance, and work with underwriters, brokers and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasises high-quality service, data integrity, and assisting with management information and reporting, offering exposure to a specialist class of business and opportunities for professional development within

Qualifications

• Progress toward ACII qualifications or willingness to commence professional insurance studies.
• Understanding of insurance regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Awareness of current industry trends and developments within the insurance market.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accurate work.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience within the London Insurance Market is advantageous.
• Exposure to underwriting support activities would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the Marine & Energy team with underwriting and reinsurance activities across the department’s portfolio.
• Assist Underwriters in line with underwriting strategies, plans, and guidelines.
• Maintain underwriting data for monitoring, review and reporting.
• Ensure activities align with Lloyd’s, PRA and FCA requirements and comply with regulations.
• Build relationships with brokers, intermediaries, agents and partners.
• Provide timely management information and regulatory reporting.
• Monitor adherence to underwriting guidelines including line size and exposure.
• Support customer outcomes and fair treatment throughout activities.
• Assist with financial crime, sanctions, AML and anti-bribery requirements.
• Undertake additional underwriting, portfolio management and admin duties as needed.

Skills

ACII progress

Regulatory knowledge

Industry awareness

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Proactive mindset

London Market knowledge

Underwriting support experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) is recruiting for a permanent Underwriting Assistant to join our Marine & Energy team in London. Reporting to the Departmental Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the underwriting and reinsurance operations of the department, ensuring business is processed accurately and efficiently whilst helping the team deliver profitable growth. You will work closely with Underwriters, Brokers and other internal stakeholders to maintain high standards of service, data integrity and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the Marine & Energy team with underwriting and reinsurance activities across the department's portfolio.
• Assisting Underwriters in accordance with agreed underwriting strategies, business plans, risk appetites and departmental guidelines.
• Accurately recording and maintaining underwriting data to ensure risks can be effectively monitored, reviewed and reported on.
• Ensuring underwriting activities are conducted in line with Lloyd's, PRA and FCA requirements, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with brokers, intermediaries, agents and business partners to support the department's objectives.
• Supporting the provision of timely and accurate management information and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Monitoring adherence to underwriting guidelines, including line size and aggregate exposure controls.
• Ensuring customer outcomes remain at the forefront of all activities and that customers are treated fairly at all times.
• Supporting compliance with financial crime, sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery requirements.
• Undertaking additional underwriting, portfolio management and administrative activities as required by the Marine & Energy management team.

What we're looking for

• Progress towards ACII qualifications or a willingness to commence professional insurance studies.
• An understanding of insurance regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Awareness of industry trends and developments within the insurance market.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality work.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• A proactive and self‑motivated approach, with the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience within the London Insurance Market would be advantageous.
• Previous exposure to underwriting support activities would be beneficial.

Why apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected Marine & Energy team at TMK. You'll gain exposure to a broad range of underwriting activities within a specialist class of business, working closely with experienced Underwriters and market stakeholders while developing your technical insurance knowledge. The role offers the chance to build strong market relationships, undertake professional qualifications and play an important role in supporting profitable underwriting and portfolio management within a collaborative and supportive team environment.

The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe, open, inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working, subject to the TMK flexible working policy.

As an underwriting firm with over 140 years' experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a 'Good Company' and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment, inclusion, excellence, integrity, teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools, offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.

To make your experience as comfortable as possible, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional assistance during your application process. At Tokio Marine Kiln we are here to support you, please be reassured that we will do all that we can to ensure that your specific needs are met. Please reach out to [e-mail] in confidence, to discuss any specific assistance or requirements that you have.

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