Specialist Motor Underwriter, Personal Lines - Ipswich, United Kingdom - AXA

AXA

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Description:

AXA Retail Intermediary are currently looking for a Specialist Motor Underwriter, to join the Personal Lines Specialist Motor Team.

The UK Personal Lines Intermediary market is a highly competitive, dynamic and a fast-paced arena, and will require the individual to navigate and manage various priorities internally and externally, with the ability and flexibility to adapt to change.

Profitable growth of the Retail Intermediary business is a key part of AXA UK strategic plans, that need to be realised with the best talent and tools to succeed.

The Specialist Motor Underwriter, manages the performance of the broker account(s) both in terms of premium and profit performance. Underwriting of the individual accounts will be a key element, along with managing existing relationships and developing new relationships.

This will be achieved by making pricing and underwriting interventions as appropriate, whilst ensuring robust governance & oversight of the broker accounts are realised.

At AXA we're adopting a Hybrid way of working, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers.

What you'll be doing:

Delivery of planned GWP and profit targets for the relevant segment portfolio, and of allocated broker accounts within that segment, taking full ownership and accountability for delivery against financial targets and action plans
As part of the overall target COR delivery, manage the loss ratio performance and commission against plan, in the relevant segment portfolio and for allocated broker accounts. Proactively identify issues and take decisive, corrective action where required
Develop a pipeline of new opportunities in the short, medium and long term and actively manage those
Assist in the assessment and production of appropriate response to new opportunities presented by both existing and new partners
Ensure robust governance & oversight of broker accounts. Drive adherence with brokers of all required regulatory, governance and compliance requirements in an effective and timely manner including 3RM, Fair Value Assessments, GIPP, audits and other requirements as necessary
Ensure all audits are completed within agreed time frames and any audit actions are completed by agreed deadlines
Proactively seek partner feedback on all aspects of AXA performance and work with AXA teams to deliver improvements where required
Develop and maintain strong internal relationships to drive positive business outcomes
Provide accurate and timely reporting on broker account performance
Ensure all contracts are reviewed per set time frames

Qualifications:

Sound knowledge of the Personal Lines Intermediary motor market and operating environment, including market trends and developments for relevant products
(experience of the UK Classic Car/Modified/Convicted driver market or experience of the UK Motorcycle Market would be preferable):
Thorough understanding of relevant Personal Lines products from a technical and pricing perspective
Strong numeracy and analytical skills
Understanding and driving of key governance, conduct & compliance requirements
Negotiation and influencing skills
Interpersonal and relationship management skills including effective stakeholder management
Experience of portfolio or trading roles and/or account management
A Level or equivalent qualification
ACII/Diploma or progress towards or other relevant professional qualification

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package.

At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that.

You can expect to receive:

Base Salary up to £45,000, dependent on experience
Annual company & performancebased bonus
Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
AXA employee discounts
Gym benefits

Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we're committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences.

We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

LI-Hybrid #insurance2

About AXA:

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

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