Insurance Underwriter

1 week ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Zurich 56 Company Ltd Full time
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Life Underwriter (Part-time, Job-share, Full-time)

Location:
We're flexible, home-working contracts available

Hours:
Full time hours are 37.5 per week, we will also consider part-time hours
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 a Life Medical 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.

Many of our staff work flexibly in various ways such as part-time, flexible hours, job share, part or full-time homeworking.

We want the best people for our roles, and we acknowledge that sometimes they may not be available full-time.

We're looking for experienced medical underwriters who have a passion for providing exceptional service to join our UK retail protection team.

As a Life Medical Underwriter, you will be able to:
Make quality, timely decisions in line with the Zurich underwriting philosophy and frameworks, underwriting applications to a high standard
Help create a culture of continuous improvement
Be highly detail-oriented with a proven track record of good quality results

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.

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.

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 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'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. LI-remote #LI-hybrid
The financials
~12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
~ Annual company bonus.
~ Life cover - four times your salary.

25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
~ You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
~ The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
~ Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Access to Private medical insurance.
Virtual GP appointments.
Discounted gym membership.

Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

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