Senior Property Underwriter – Residential

Job Title – Property Underwriter – Household

Contract – Permanent

Salary – £45,000

Location – Suffolk

Role:-

Experienced Household Underwriters required for an established insurance brokerage based in Suffolk. The role will be underwriting household and non-standard property underwriting risks and there are 2 roles available

Duties:-

• Negotiating with brokers, studying various insurance proposals by gathering and assessing background information in order to effectively underwrite the risk involved in line with
  company procedures and processes.
• Deal with new business enquiries within allocated authority level and in accordance with the company’s underwriting guide to enable objectives and targets to be achieved.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key brokers and clients and other relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a technical referral point for the New Business dept. and other business units ensuring technical expertise are shared.

Requirements:-

• Established underwriting experience and knowledge.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills both over the telephone and in writing
• Problem Solving
• Computer literate and thorough understanding of the Trading Platform
• The understanding to “think outside the box” and make commercial underwriting decisions
• Able to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Good market and competitor knowledge.
• Good understanding of TCF principles.
• Good understanding of CIDRA
• Attention to detail.

Technical Experience:

• In depth understanding of Residential Property Insurance
• In depth understanding of Property Insurance Sales and/or Underwriting
• General Understanding of Property Insurance Claims
• General Understanding of FCA GI Regulation

Experience Required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Property Underwriting or
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in non-standard property underwriting

If you have the relevant experience or know someone that does please contact us now on 0203 727 2314 or email us at glenn@lawesgroup.co.uk
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