- Make quality, timely decisions in line with the Zurich underwriting philosophy and frameworks, underwriting applications to a high standard
- Display excellent communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders, including customers and advisers
- Resolve positive decision challenges by explaining decisions made
- Train and support other team members, providing coaching where necessary
- Help create a culture of continuous improvement
- Always act with integrity, demonstrating a positive can-do attitude
- Have authority to underwrite protection products, including Life, Critical Illness, and / or Income Protection
- Work well both in a team and individually and be self-motivated
- Be customer-focused with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be highly detail-oriented with a proven track record of good quality results
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Senior Life Underwriter - Paisley, United Kingdom - Zurich Insurance Company
Description
Location: We're flexible, home-working contracts available
Hours: Full time hours are 37.5 per week, we will also consider part-time hours
The opportunity
We're on a journey of change and transformation. Our goal is to become the top Retail Protection provider for our advisers, customers, and our colleagues.
As we are growing, we're looking for passionate people to join our highly successful team of underwriters. We aim to providing a service that is valued by our advisers and customers, and sets us apart.
As a Senior Life Underwriter, you'll be assessing Life, CI, and / or Income Protection applications that don't fit our online underwriting criteria. You'll concentrate on making high-quality underwriting decisions quickly. You can choose to get involved in mentoring and developing trainees, specialist underwriting, continuous improvement activity, or being a strategic contact as you progress. We also provide various opportunities to develop your skills, including roles in our Large Case Underwriting team, Underwriting Development team, Underwriting Quality/Retro team, or as a Team Leader.
We love our colleagues to challenge what we do so we can constantly improve - in return for your commitment to help us achieve our ambition we can offer an outstanding place to work where we're committed to helping you thrive and grow in your career.
Who are we looking for?
We're looking for experienced medical underwriters who have a passion for providing exceptional service to join our UK retail protection team.
As a Senior Life Underwriter, you will be able to:
Ideally, you should also:
Who we are:
At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we're creating a brighter future for our customers, our people, and our planet. With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.
We've made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other's wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.
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. Be part of something great.
Our Culture:
At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we're particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we've won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs, or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
We've an environment that places a real importance on our people's wellbeing from a physical, mental, social, and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We're also committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.
We're passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we've awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-hybrid #LI-remote
