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Senior Personal Lines Underwriter

Posted By: Employment Specialists Ltd
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Contact: 01473 344950
Date Posted: 26th Nov 2008
Salary: First class salary and benfits
Location: Colchester
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Views Since Posting: 82
Full Description:

This is an exciting opportunity to become an underwriter in a busy team, following internal promotion.

The volume of business is rising rapidly and career opportunities, both within the underwriting centre and throughout the Company, are excellent.

Using market leading internet technology in dealing with underwriting referrals from brokers, you will be expected to underwrite Household business in order to meet agreed service standards and key performance objectives.

Key responsibilities
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a panel of brokers
• Maintain profitability of the account by making sound individual underwriting decisions
• Negotiate with brokers to maximise business profitability
• Maximise the retention of existing renewals and handle mid term adjustment on existing business
• Act as mentor and point of referral for Trainee Underwriters to develop the technical knowledge of the Underwriting Centre

Key requirements
• A proven track record within underwriting, ideally within Personal Lines
• The ability to develop a thorough personal lines technical underwriting knowledge and then make accurate, clear underwriting decisions
• Excellent inter-personal skills to develop close rapport with our broker supporters
• Potential to develop good sales and development skills
• To work quickly and accurately and to consistently in a fast growing and demanding area of the business

The role is likely to evolve very quickly as the team expands and candidates must demonstrate a willingness and ability to cross-train on other product lines.

Our Client offers an environment where you are encouraged to grow with the team and this is an exciting time to be joining this fast growing organisation. There will be plenty of opportunity for on the job career development within a supportive environment.