Underwriting Assistant, Marine & Energy

Westfield Specialty; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in insurance located in London is seeking a candidate for a role focused on administration and underwriting development. The ideal applicant will communicate effectively, possess strong administrative skills, and be educated to degree level or willing to achieve ACII qualifications. This role offers a collaborative culture and is on-site, fostering relationships with brokers and clients in a high-performing environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to present to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to approach problems logically and evaluate data.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administration and processing of the book.
• Engage in underwriting training and development.
• Build market relationships with brokers and clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Compliance

Education

ACII qualifications

Educated to Degree standard

Job description

Job Info

• Job Identification: 11294
• Posting Date: 07/30/2025, 09:38 AM
• Locations: Floor 36, London, EC2N 4BQ, GB (On-site)
• Job Schedule: Full time

About Us

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.

Key Accountabilities & Role Requirements

• To assist with the administration and processing of the book
• To engage in underwriting training and development, both internally and externally, with the ultimate aim of attaining underwriting authority
• Engage with brokers and clients, building market relationships
• Prepare for and attend peer review meetings

Skills & Competencies Required

• Communication skills – ability to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and external clients and brokers at all levels, both verbally and in writing
• Administrative skills – highly organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively. Applicants should have excellent attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines
• Presentation skills – ability to present to internal and external stakeholders
• Analytical skills – numerically literate and able to analyse data
• Compliance – ability to ensure compliance with all management and regulatory controls

As part of the applicant’s progression to attaining underwriting authority, the additional competencies expected include:

• Judgement / Decision-making skills – ability to approach problems logically and rationally and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data to make measured risk decisions
• Relationship building – ability and confidence to establish and maintain excellent relationships with external stakeholders (such as brokers, clients, and reinsurers) in a client-facing role

Qualifications & Experience

• ACII qualifications or willing to work towards
• Educated to Degree standard

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Westfield Specialty International Culture

Our culture is centred around three core values: Excellence, focused on high performance, agility and embracing change; Ambition, where inquisitiveness, challenge and a bold approach is encouraged; and Collaboration, delivering shared goals through collective expertise, diversity of thought and transparency. All three are underpinned by Reward & Recognition, where people are supported and respected, and success is celebrated.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

United States: All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

United Kingdom: Westfield is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.