Commercial Fleet Underwriter - London, United Kingdom - AXA UK

AXA UK

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

21 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About the role:

It's an exciting time to join the London Commercial team, as we undergo significant growth to support our overall strategic business plan.

The London Commercial Team, specialise in Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate programmes across Property, Casualty and Motor Fleet.

We have a bespoke Motor Fleet team, as well as dedicated underwriters in the Major Client and Mid-Market space to ensure that we deliver a consistent level of service and relationship management.

Our key broking partners include Global, National and Independent specialists, most of whom operate in the diverse 'square mile' area.

We are currently looking to strengthen the team and bring to market the opportunity to join us a Commercial Fleet Underwriter, specialising in Existing Business.

The Commercial Fleet Underwriter, will look to deliver on the trading team targets through profitable underwriting of fleet risks within agreed authority levels, whilst developing key broker relationships in line with branch objectives.

At AXA we work smart, 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.

You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you'll be doing:

Underwrite predominantly existing business profitably, accurately, consistently and in line with established underwriting practices and governance framework, using the full range of appetite and tools available
Use information gathering, a strong knowledge of policy wordings and industry trends to select, understand and assess risks and makes sound assessments of the probability of exposure to determine a suitable premium from an accurately established technical price
Develop credibility with brokers and customers, using effective questioning to understand all aspects of importance to both broker and customer, and design a solution which meets those
Put sustained effort into building influential relationships externally and internally, take ownership and respond to immediate broker demands in a timely manner and keep them informed about relevant ongoing activity
Build strong trading relationships with brokers, through visits and large case liaison, to maximise financial results. Lead and contribute to meetings with brokers and end customers to portray AXA capabilities and secure new business opportunities
Build a reputation as a trading expert with a panel of intermediaries and build confidence in the branch ability through interaction with our Underwriting Technical Centre
Demonstrate contribution to loss ratio control by effectively implementing branch UW controls
Identify poorly performing accounts and investigate reasons for lack of retention. Agree and implement actions with Senior Underwriters, Underwriting Manager and Account Managers to increase retention

About you:

What we're looking for:

Cert CII qualification with DIP CII desirable
Strong trading capability commercial awareness, negotiation skills, ability to build strong broker relationships
Pragmatic and confident decision maker with good numerical reasoning skills
Strong analytical skills with proven experience of account monitoring and action planning
High level of technical underwriting expertise in a composite insurance environment (Commercial Fleet)
Sound knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements for insurance (including treating customers fairly)
Sound knowledge and understanding of the commercial fleet insurance market
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent risk assessment and risk management skills.
Good organisation and planning skills

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

What we offer:

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:

Competitive annual, salary 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 5 days leave
AXA employee discounts
Gym benefits

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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.

You'll work in an open and supportive environment where you'll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things - nationally and internationally.

You'll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. An