Underwriting Manager - Motor Trade

QBE Europe; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking an Underwriting Manager for its Motor Trade team. This role involves providing strategic direction for the underwriting portfolio, managing a team, and building broker relationships while ensuring service quality and performance. The ideal candidate will have significant underwriting experience and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

30 days holiday with option to buy additional days

Flexible working options

10% employer pension contributions

Private medical insurance

Family friendly policies with 26 weeks leave at full pay

Short term remote work abroad opportunities

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Qualifications

• Notable underwriting experience within motor or package policies.
• Excellent communication skills with a clear ability to influence in a matrix environment.
• Notable leadership capabilities.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with clear commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the standardisation of underwriting by defining risk assessment parameters.
• Develop and maintain relationships to drive new business opportunities.
• Support the development of the annual business plan.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Management

Communication

Insurance Underwriting

Risk Management

Job description

Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee

Underwriting Manager – Motor Trade

(UK based – hybrid/office location is flexible)

Following an upcoming retirement QBE are hiring for an Underwriting Manager to lead our Motor Trade team. Our UK portfolio has achieved notable growth in the last 5 years, providing trade sector expertise within industry across motor package policies.

In this role you provide the strategic direction for the underwriting portfolio regionally, managing a team of underwriters. The role will additionally focus on building and maintaining broker relationships, applying technical expertise, contributing to business results, and staying informed about industry standards and new product introductions.

Your new role:

• Lead and influence the standardisation of underwriting by defining risk assessment parameters and setting quality service standards.
• Develop and maintain relationships within and outside the organisation to drive new business opportunities.
• Support the development of the annual business plan for the portfolio and ensure its delivery.
• Foster a collaborative approach to growing the business by communicating with peers and identifying profit and loss trends.
• Contribute to the development of the team's business plan to maximise productivity and performance.
• Act as a technical expert to support the identification of issues and opportunities within the area of expertise.
• Manage resources across the team to ensure business requirements are achieved.

About you:

• Notable underwriting experience within either motor or package policies
• Excellent communication skills with a clear ability to influence in a matrix environment
• Notable leadership capabilities
• Strategic and innovative thinker with clear commercial judgement
• Experience analysing and using data for decision making.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/).

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Insurance Claims Management, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.