New Business Underwriter - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Lawes Group

Lawes Group

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Contract - Permanent

Salary - Circa £60,000

Location -Birmingham, flexible working locations

Industry - Insurance Underwriting

Role Summary and Purpose

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

Skills / Competencies

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.