Underwriting Assistant- Short Tail Treaty

WR Berkley; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading underwriting firm based in Greater London is seeking an Underwriting Assistant to provide essential administrative support to the Short Tail Treaty team. This role requires a proactive individual with strong computer skills, attention to detail, and a focus on delivering excellent customer service. Responsibilities include maintaining risk data, assisting with underwriting processes, and ensuring compliance with operational controls. Candidates should be team players with a desire to pursue a relevant professional qualification.

Qualifications

• Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with underwriting data entry systems is an advantage.
• Good numeric and analytical skills required.
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines, and prioritize tasks is crucial.
• Professional and proactive attitude necessary.
• Customer focused and presentable.
• Good verbal and written communication skills needed.
• Team player with a friendly attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Short Tail Treaty team.
• Maintain high-level customer service to clients and brokers.
• Monitor and maintain accurate risk data on underwriting systems.
• Assist in monitoring income and chasing late payments.
• General input of underwriting and related data.

Skills

Computer literacy

Good numeric skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Customer focus

Good communication

Education

Desire to obtain relevant professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide administrative support to the Short Tail Treaty team ensuring that administrative processes are run accurately and in a timely manner.
• Where required, the UA will be expected to provide administrative support to other underwriting teams and to other underwriting related projects.
• To maintain a high level of professional and prompt service to our customers (Clients and Brokers) in person, by email and by phone.
• The role of the UA includes the entry of risk information, production and maintenance of underwriting files, photocopying, filing and scanning as per the Underwriting Guidelines and Workflow Processes documents.
• Monitoring and maintaining accurate and up to date risk data on the underwriting systems in order to facilitate accurate reporting of expected premium income.
• Monitoring and maintaining of operational, compliance and financial controls such as SOX, Aged Debt reports.
• To maintain all systems and processes implemented by the Short Tail Treaty team.
• To assist in maintaining and monitoring income, signings and chasing late payments.

General input of underwriting and related data and production of reports as required.

With this application we will require a written statement (not AI generated) on this topic, no more than 1000 words. "Give me an example of a recent news story and how in your opinion that could effect our Property treaty book".

Qualifications

• Computer literate with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with underwriting data entry systems an advantage.
• Good numeric and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and to prioritise tasks.
• Proactive and Professional.
• Customer focused.
• Presentable and a good communicator (verbally and in writing).
• Desire to work towards a relevant professional qualification as required.
• Team player with a friendly attitude.