Trainee Assistant Underwriter - Weybridge, United Kingdom - Insure Recruitment

Insure Recruitment
Insure Recruitment
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Weybridge, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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A rare and exciting job opportunity to join an independent wholesale insurance broker as an assistant underwriter.


Your future employer is based in Surrey, they specialise in commercial fine art private collectors and high net worth home and property insurance.

They are a Lloyds cover holder and have binding authorities with a number of the world's largest insurers.

They are a dynamic fast growing insurance business that enjoys sharing ideas and encouraging entrepreneurship.

Full training will be provided to successfully launch your career as an assistant underwriter


Excellent benefits include

  • Extra day holiday for your birthday
  • Performancerelated salary increase by 25% once you have completed your first year
  • Training reimbursement for professional insurance qualifications (CII).
  • Private medical insurance
  • Additional day holiday for each year worked (up to 5)
  • Paid sabbatical on completion of years 5 and 10 with business
  • Refreshments include a smoothie station and beer and soft drinks fridge
  • Death in service benefit and employee assistance programme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity package
  • Standard Life contributory pension
  • Flexible working policy
  • Company contribution towards gym membership
  • Hours of work Monday to Friday 9 am 5:30 pm

Assistant Underwriter's general duties
Supporting the Underwriters and Senior Underwriters in their role by fulfilling the following responsibilities:

  • Carry out sanction searches and answer the phones on behalf of the team
  • Manage broker and account queries
  • Assist brokers in the use of technology
  • Deliver prerenewal and new business background and information to inform underwriters' decisions
  • Responsible for document production and administration renewals and midterm adjustment, within underwriting guidelines, binding authorities tolerance and agreed SLA's
  • Assist Underwriters in the production of monthly MI for underwriters to present to the board
  • Responsible for stationery and refreshment supply management
  • Attend meetings with brokers and insurers where required
  • Support the Team in ad hoc requirements where needed
What you will need to be considered

  • Good level of education, ideally A levels/Graduate level
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
  • Wellspoken
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