Underwriting Assistant, Power/new Technologies

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom QBE Full time
Primary Details

Time Type:
Full time

Worker Type:
Employee


We are hiring - your career at QBE, let's make it happen We have an Underwriting Assistant role joining our Power/New technologies & CAR team, in our London office, 30 Fenchurch Street.


As an Underwriting Assistant you will play a crucial role in providing technical and administrative support to our underwriting team.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate underwriting data, and contributing to the overall efficiency of the underwriting process.


With hybrid office working and excellent benefits including 30 days holiday, you will be working in a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

We're the down-to-earth, international insurer that is neither too big nor small, so you can make a real impact

Your new role

  • Understand and align with the annual business plan for the respective business
  • Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements to meet obligations
  • Adhere to underwriting standards and best practices to minimize risk and maximise efficiency
  • Contribute to recording and measurement of insurance risks, ensuring accuracy and adherence to performance standards
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Capture accurate underwriting data on systems to minimise risk and ensure highquality information output
  • Conduct research, prepare reports, and provide backup information to support the team and business planning
  • Assist in the production of management information statistics and reports for the business planning process
  • Provide general administration support to underwriting for the delivery of a professional service
  • Collaborate with colleagues as part of the extended service team to deliver superior service standards
About you

Essential skills:

  • A good level of numeracy and literacy
  • Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Team player skills with the ability to work collaboratively and develop successful working relationships
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce detailed reports at various levels
  • Problem solving skills demonstrates tenacity in handling and resolving queries
  • Attention to detail

Desirable knowledge / skills:

  • Basic understanding of class specific underwriting knowledge
  • Good Knowledge of underwriting systems
  • Understanding of Word, Excel and other departmental software packages
Why QBE? At My Best


At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that's why we have created "At My Best".

It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people.

Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference.

In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

Some of the award's QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada

Employer of the Year 2022 Winner - Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021

_Finalist for:
_ Best COVID-19 Response

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year

We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent

Inclusion of Diversity


We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.


We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.

ESG & Sustainability


At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.

Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resili

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