Construction Liability Underwriter

Job Title: Construction Liability Underwriter 

Location: North West

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Salary: £65,000 per annum + OTE 

Insurance Industry Sectors: Insurance, Insurer, Construction, Construction Liability.

On behalf of our client, we are excited to offer an opportunity to become part of a top-tier Global Construction Underwriting team in the North West. We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Construction Liability Underwriter to join a dynamic and well respected insurer within the market. 

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance relationships with brokers, industry associations, business partners, reinsurers, and colleagues to amplify influence and attain business goals.
• Continuously advance expertise and technical acumen through suitable development programs.
• Underwrite insurance risks in alignment with the business plan and personal authority, aiming to meet business objectives, which includes negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for both existing and new business.
• Ensuring compliance with contract certainty requirements for the production and issuance of documentation.
• Stay abreast of all advised Construction claims, offering input on settlements to inform future Underwriting strategies.
• Assist in coordinating Risk Engineering activities for the existing portfolio, reviewing Risk Survey reports and seeking additional information when necessary.
• Contribute to and influence the review and analysis of the portfolio, identifying progress toward business objectives.
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions, and best practices to mitigate risk.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience within the construction sector of the insurance industry, ideally with a sway more towards the industrial lines.
• Effective and compelling communication skills, coupled with the capacity to challenge and persuade others.
• Proficiency in analysing and utilising data to make informed decisions.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Familiarity with pertinent market conditions pertaining to specific classes/portfolios.
• Thorough understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Comprehension of class-specific underwriting principles and reinsurance practices.

If you have the relevant experience or know someone that does please contact us now on 07458162853 or e-mail us at admin@lawesgroup.co.uk