New Business Underwriter – Motor Trade

Job Title – New Business Underwriter – Motor Trade
Contract – Permanent
Salary – Circa £30,000
Location -Birmingham

Industry – Insurance Underwriting, Motor Trade

Role Summary and Purpose

We are recruiting for a New Business Underwriter, dealing within Motor Trade to join the team at the Birmingham Branch. This role’s purpose is to achieve income and profit objectives by delivering an excellent service to brokers using responsive and strong engagement, on-site broker development, supporting the technical management of the regional account in conjunction with the regional strategy, financial plan and personal objectives. We are looking for candidates with a good knowledge Motor Trade disciplines.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Generate New Business whilst writing within risk selection, appetite, and authority.
• Follow our broker engagement processes to maximise opportunity
• Achieve GWP, profit and expense targets by managing and operating to the Key Performer Indicator targets of the region
• Establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key staff across the region’s brokers.
• Display strong trading behaviours and skills that support conversion and the strengthening of our broker relationships
• Take ownership for continuous personal improvement within an environment that actively encourages and supports it, including knowledge of relevant technical matters
• Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.
• Work collaboratively and constructively with both team colleagues and those in other parts of the organisation.

Role Requirements & Skills

• Ideally at least 5 years’ experience in underwriting
• Previous New Business experience preferred
• Proven broker relationships
• Proven Track Record in Underwriting Development
• Ability to negotiate flexibly and appropriately
• Effective selling skills
• Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches
• Risk perception/Risk selection skills
• Pricing of risk accordingly
• Successfully developing effective trading relationships
• Consistent achieving of goals and objectives
• Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships
• Operational effectiveness and efficiency
• Clear and effective communication

Qualifications

• Minimum A level standard preferred
• Professional Certification – progress towards ACII preferred

Experience

The job holder will ideally have at least 5 years’ experience in the Commercial Insurance industry, strong interpersonal skills and work in a structured, organised and planned manner.

If you have the relevant experience or know someone that does please contact us now on 01992 445 710 or email me at admin@lawesgroup.co.uk