Property & Casualty Underwriter (Part-time - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Zurich Insurance

Zurich Insurance

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job title:
Property & Casualty Underwriter (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)

Location:
Birmingham, Hybrid

The opportunity (the bit where we tell you what it's all about)

We're looking for someone to join an experienced and successful team of Underwriters (some are senior, ALL are passionate about our customers; so much so it drives every decision and action we take) We like to provide innovative, creative propositions to suit our customer's needs and we pride ourselves on going above and beyond.

Why? Simply put, we want to exceed all expectations by delivering a high-quality service that sets us apart from our competitors.

As a New Business Underwriter, you'll be analysing and underwriting new business.

This means you'll be in a Market facing role, it is really important to us that you are great at communicating and have passion for doing the right thing for our customers.

We'll support and train you in all the technical aspects of the role and will make sure that you feel part of the team from day one.

This role is available part-time, job-share or full time, this is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time.

If this is you, please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Please take a look at the following links to hear from some of our employee's:

So what will you be doing?

Well, you can expect no two days to be the same, you'll be working with your team and reporting into the Business Manager as well as interacting with brokers and intermediaries daily.

You will underwrite new business adhering to Zurich's guidelines and help the team to execute and deliver our financial plan.

We need you to provide a standout service experience for customers and stakeholders and be responsible for delivering quality and timely solutions for them.

This means taking ownership of own workload and supporting colleagues to deliver our collective workload -it's all about being a team player

If you spot ways, we can improve things or do them differently, we'd love you to tell us, that's how we can boost effectiveness and efficiency of our processes.

So what are we looking for?

You will have established Property & Casualty experience, we would like to see a proven track record of securing business, and what we are really looking for is your strengths and energy and how you can bring that to our business.

We will help you to extend your knowledge of the group risk market and products, as well as all the technical bits but you'll already be a strong communicator who is able to make decision.

You will have strong interpersonal skills that can help us strengthening our relationship with brokers and clients.

We'd like you to be happy to challenge processes and decisions using your attention to detail. You'll naturally adapt your style to different workloads and pressures and be able to think on your feet. Last but not least, organisation and the ability to prioritise is really key, our customer is always foremost on our minds

The reward:

As well as a competitive salary we also offer an excellent lifestyle benefits package which includes:

12% Non-Contributory pension scheme
Annual company bonuses
25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
Private medical cover
Discounted gym membership,
Discounted gadget insurance
Discounted technology offers
Virtual GP appointments
Plus much more

Who we are:

With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees.

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you.

The success of our business is built on the contributions of our highly talented employees - people who work every day to position us at the forefront of the insurance industry.

We therefore look to hire great people and we encourage those people to give their best.

You'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company.

A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future.

Further information:

At Zurich we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion.

We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that.

Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.

We are committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employ