Senior Underwriter

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom IQUW Group Full time

Overview:


Our Senior Underwriter's are involved in the execution of our underwriting strategy and development of our Fleet apetite, working closely with the Pricing, Technology and Operations teams.

Working in a fast paced, agile environment, this role offers you the ability to influence change and opportunities to key stakeholders.

The location for this role is our London office, and we currently operate a hybrid working model. This entails 3 days per week collaborating with colleagues in the office, and 2 days working from home.

Key responsibilities

  • Providing input to the development of the underwriting strategy for our product(s) based on your market knowledge and product expertise and being responsible for executing that underwriting strategy
  • Contributing to the management of portfolio performance through the analysis of results, execution of our selection and pricing strategies and providing recommendations as to actions which will drive continuous performance improvement, thus ensuring that we will meet or exceed our financial plans
  • Managing a team of experienced and skilled underwriters, where appropriate. Providing those people with the direction, tools and support that they need to deliver on their objectives and to constantly enhance their skills, knowledge and capability in their role
  • Underwriting a range of risks in accordance within our stated underwriting appetite. You will also provide input and feedback such that we constantly refine our underwriting appetite to ensure that we take advantage of market opportunities and outperform our peers through superior risk selection and proactive management of our business mix
  • Acting as a point of technical referral and opinion from other members of the underwriting team, brokers and other internal functions, using your extensive risk, product and pricing knowledge to inform appropriate decisions in respect of those referrals
  • Provide feedback to Product Managers & Heads of Class and to members of our Pricing team relating to the effectiveness of our risk pricing models to help us constantly drive enhanced sophistication and accuracy in our risk pricing
  • Working closely with all areas of the business to ensure that we deliver a clear and seamless set of propositions to the market.
  • Understanding the risk environment in which we operate. Contribution to the identification of and helping to manage the key risks which threaten the success and sustainability of our business.
  • Providing substantial contribution to our "first line of defense" activities, using audit and peer review tools, complimented by exception reporting and performance MI, to constantly assess and monitor our underwriting activities to ensure that all business is being written in accordance with our stated underwriting authorities, agreed processes and in compliance with our regulatory and conduct standards.
  • Establishing and continually enhancing a range of business relationships with our key partners, ensuring that we understand and satisfy their needs and those of their customers
  • Ensuring that at all times, we operate in such a way which is consistent with all legal and regulatory provisions. We are a business which takes our stated values and behaviours seriously and are absolutely committed to acting at all times in ways which are ethical, compliant and appropriate.

What you'll get in return:

  • Training and Support
  • Flexible employee benefits including a range of discounts from retailers
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Annual salary review
  • Opportunities to progress your career with ERS

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