New Business Underwriter – Motor Trade

Job Title – New Business Underwriter – Motor Trade
Contract – Permanent

Salary – £40,000 to £55,000
Location – Bristol

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 Bristol Branch of a National Insurer. 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 of 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 3 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