Underwriting Operations Technician

Starr Underwriting; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance organization in City Of London is seeking an Underwriting Operations Technician for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role involves supporting underwriting and operations with responsibilities including data entry, quality assurance, and assisting with company projects. The ideal candidate has 6 months to 1 year of office experience, excellent analytical and communication skills, and is proficient in MS Office. Competitive training and development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

First class training and development opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• 6 months – 1 year office experience required.
• Develop knowledge of the lines of business.
• Experience with underwriting systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter risk and policy data into the Underwriting system.
• Conduct peer-to-peer quality assurance checks.
• Respond to risk and policy queries in a timely manner.
• Assist with credit control and team support.
• Drive forward company projects as required.

Skills

Data entry

Analytical skills

Problem solving skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Education

GCSE / A Level with at least 5 A-C at GCSE

Tools

MS Office – Excel

MS Office – Word

MS Office – Outlook

Job description

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world. Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

Underwriting Operations Technician, Tech (6 month FTC)

We are currently recruiting for an Underwriting Operations Technician to join our Underwriting Operations Team (supporting the Tech Team), initially on a 6 month Fixed Term basis.

Role Purpose

To support the Underwriting and Operations divisions through defined administrative responsibilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Enter risk and policy data into the Underwriting system(s) within the defined Service Level Agreements.
• Undertake peer-to-peer quality assurance checks within the defined Service Level Agreements.
• Ensure all risk and policy queries are communicated through the appropriate channels and responded to in a timely manner.
• Process unmatched USMs within the defined Service Level Agreements and escalate any issues through the appropriate channels.
• Ensure all tasks are completed for month-end close.
• Assist with credit control and provide support to the credit control team with aged debt and excess cash queries when required.
• Attend team, departmental and divisional meetings to build, and maintain, internal relationships and continue understanding of the business.
• Scan and store all documentation into the document management storage folders as required.
• Ensure that Underwriting files are complete and accurate. Obtain any outstanding items from the underwriting team.
• Assist with, and drive forward, company projects as required.
• Assist with the training of new team members and act as a Subject Matter Expert as requested by the management team.
• Undertake other appropriate ad-hoc tasks as requested by the management team.

Person Specification

• 6 months – 1 year office experience.
• Develop knowledge of the lines of business.
• Data entry.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• MS Office – Excel, Word and Outlook; and Underwriting systems.
• Educated to GCSE / A Level – with at least 5 A – C at GCSE (including Maths).

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we\'ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we\'re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.