Life Underwriter - United Kingdom - Yohrconsultancy

    Yohrconsultancy
    Yohrconsultancy United Kingdom

    1 month ago

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    Location:
    Fully Remote

    Experience: - 8 Years
    What We're Looking For
    Essential Desirable Method of Assessment
    Qualification Minimum GCSE's or equivalent Degree or equivalent CII qualification Application form, certification check
    Experience At least 3 years underwriting experience with appropriate authority levels Application form, interview, references
    Knowledge & Skills Good computer literacy, sound numerical and verbal literacy skills. Knowledge of protection legislation Application form, interview, tests

    MEDICAL UNDERWRITER
    You will have a proven working knowledge of Income Protection, Life, Critical Illness and disability products
    You will provide fair and balanced underwriting decisions using the appropriate amount of evidence necessary

    You will assess all applications that aren't accepted by our online underwriting engine – initial applications, additional information, amendments – and you will assess all medical evidence upon receipt from third party sources.

    You will do so in a timely manner within agreed Service Level Agreements and always with the customer and our reputation in mind.

    You will also provide a telephone service for pre-sale enquiries, being the first point of contact for our advisers when they are looking to place business with us, providing accurate indications of underwriting decisions and working with Sales to ensure advisers consider us their number one provider.

    You will have general knowledge of insurance industry codes and current practices
    You will liaise with Customer Services, Sales and our reinsurance partners when required, representing the Medical Underwriting department in a positive and collaborative way
    You will develop a good understanding of the business and contribute to 'best practice' overall for our customers and colleagues

    You will be innovative, forward thinking and able to identify opportunities for improvements in our philosophy, processes and procedures.

    You will be able to demonstrate good lateral thinking and proactive problem-solving skills, have sound decision making skills and the ability to recognize risk events, manage and escalate these where appropriate.

    You will display role model behaviours in line with company values, have good organizational and time management skills and be reliable and flexible.


    Skills:
    life protection,insurance industry knowledge,time management,organizational skills,medical underwriting,problem-solving,verbal skills,protection,underwriting,income protection,customer service,numerical skills Seniority level
    ~ Seniority level Associate

    Employment type
    ~ Employment type Contract

    Job function
    Job function Finance and Sales
    Industries Business Consulting and Services
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