Senior Underwriter - Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom - Benefact Group

Benefact Group

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Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:
Permanent

Location:
Brighton (hybrid)

Job ref:201863

About the role:

Ansvar, who are proudly part of
Benefact Group, are looking for a
Senior Underwriter to join our team.

Ansvar are a specialist insurer based in the South East, our core niches are Charity and Faith, however we also have several commercial products such as Property Owners and Care where we see growth opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business as we have achieved double digit growth over the past two years.

Key responsibilities
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Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite new/existing business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy
Provide embedded underwriting support at partner and customer sites if required.
Plan, prioritise and manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLA's to deliver exceptional customer service.
Act as referral point for the team providing coaching, training in an appropriate time frame
Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face to face) to support Ansvar's right first time approach in order to maintain successful Internal and External relationships.
Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance
Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business.
Conduct audits and provide feedback, coaching and training as appropriate
Manage a defined caseload
Actively expand personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (Inhouse training, CII, CPD)

Knowledge, skills and experience
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Commercial Insurance experience
Market, Industry and Company knowledge
Qualified Dip CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale
Experience underwriting large, complex risks with premiums over £10,000
Appropriate IT skills
Strong verbal communication skills
Experience of acting as a coach within a commercial environment
Experience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environment

What we offer
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A competitive salary let's discuss it
Flexible working
Competitive Group Personal Pension up to 12% employer contribution
Annual Bonus scheme up to 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
A holiday buy and sell scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

About us:

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and currently the 3rd largest corporate donor in the country, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have an ambitious plan to become the number one corporate donor with strategic objectives in place to double the groups size over the next five years.

We believe it's essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework.

Luckily for us, the nature of who we are - our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do - has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better.