Assistant Underwriter - London, United Kingdom - XL Catlin

XL Catlin

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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DISCOVER your opportunity

AXA XL is a major international player within Property & Casualty commercial lines, insuring companies with the most complex risks across different territories.

As we look to the future, our desire is to continue growing to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our clients regardless of the business types and sizes.

In order to achieve this aim we are delighted to be investing within the Middle Market segment which mainly focus on domestic and international clients with increasing complexity across Property and Casualty lines in the UK.

This evolving Underwriting practice will be supported by dedicated teams in Distribution, Claims, Operations, Actuarial and Risk Consulting.

This growth ambition means we have created opportunities within the Property and Casualty Underwriting teams for ambitious professionals who are excited by the challenge of an expanding organisation.

We are looking for Underwriters across the UK who have proven experience in the Middle Market P&C segment, with an inquisitive and entrepreneurial mindset, a desire to find innovative ways to meet client needs and develop business opportunities across multiple products.

In return you will benefit from extensive training and career development support, including a bespoke Underwriter specific induction and new joiner training, access to the Underwriting Academy for ongoing training on a wide range of topics, supported by market leading infrastructure.

You will also enjoy the extensive employee benefits package, competitive salary, excellent bonus opportunity and flexible working practices.

Retail Property Practice

The UK International Property Underwriting Team within AXA XL insures the Property Damage and Business Interruption risks for a diverse portfolio of large and corporate clients globally, spanning a broad range of trades from retail, pharmaceutical all the way through to food manufacturers.

The team offers innovative risk transfer and risk management solutions that meet the needs of today's local businesses and global players alike by working closely with dedicated loss prevention service units and account management teams.

DISCOVER your opportunity
Joining AXA XL as an Assistant Underwriter is a great foundation step to launch your career as an Underwriter.

Whether you have some basic Insurance experience and are ready to take the next step up, want to change your direction within Insurance or are looking for your first step on the ladder we have plenty of support available to help you take that next step.

Starting your career can be a daunting adventure, at AXA XL we have industry experts and a market leading Underwriting Academy to support you on that learning journey.

As an Assistant Underwriter you will work with our industry leading Underwriters to support them through the underwriting process for new and renewal business, ensuring that our clients and Brokers experience the highest level of service.

You will have the opportunity to work with our Actuarial experts to learn how to use pricing models and systems to support the underwriting process, as well as building your experience to work towards gaining your own underwriting authority.

What will your role as an Assistant Underwriter include?

Working with the Actuarial Pricing team to prepare underwriting proposals to present to the Underwriter
Conducting research and analysis on companies, industries or locations for potential new business
Reviewing renewal proposals and endorsement requests for existing business
Ensuring all underwriting activities are documented on the underwriting systems to the required data quality standards
Preparing monthly reports on underwriting activity
Building an internal network to support sharing of information and data between functions

You will report to the Underwriting Manager

SHARE your talent

SHARE your talent
As an Assistant Underwriter you will be working toward building your Underwriting experience, having some of the expereince and skills below will help;

Ideally you will have an understanding of the fundamentals of the Insurance industry
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Desire to learn, build skills and learn how to manage the underwriting process
Ability to use analysis and reasoning to work through information and reach a reasoned conclusion

FIND your future
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

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