Technical Assistant

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Canopius Full time

The Role
We are recruiting for a Technical Assistant to work in the Property Treaty reinsurance underwriting team. Based in London, the team write close to $200m of income for US and International clients. This role would be to support the underwriting teams on both a technical and administrative basis as maternity cover.


We are looking for someone who continually strives for improvement to bringing greater administrative efficiency and to learn about the products that we underwrite.


This is an opportunity to work within an established, friendly and collaborative team environment where you will be supporting the underwriting team with administrative and some foundation underwriting tasks.


Responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting with all administrative duties for the team from beginning to end starting with the downloading of the broker submissions and modelling files until the end process when the business written is made live.
  • Managing all underwriting account file information
  • Ensuring information and documents are stored according to audit requirement
  • Liaising and coordinating with internal teams such as Credit Control, WNS (our inhouse data processing team), Catastrophe Modelling team & Underwriting Operations
  • Communicating with credit control monthly and investigating premium discrepancies
  • Assisting with the Peer Review process
  • Maintaining and updating team tracking spreadsheets for new and renewal accounts to ensure Underwriters can view the latest up to date account information.
  • Assisting with team meetings as and when required
  • Supporting underwriters administration fulfilments & assisting or chasing where appropriate
  • Assisting with online processes for our internal systems incl. Quopro, PBQA pre bind quality assurance, Sanctions and TOBA requests
  • Central contract point for onshore operations and WNS to maintain administration effectiveness

Skills and experience:

  • IT (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) literate to at least an intermediate level
  • Able to work both in a team environment and unsupervised on their own.
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Organised, methodical, quick thinker
  • Willingness and desire to learn and develop
  • Demonstrable problem solving abilities.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Sociable, approachable and presentable
  • Good time keeping and a willingness to respond to business seasons and increased workload pressures
  • Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload priorities effectively

_Our benefits_

  • We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, noncontributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health._

_About Canopius_

  • Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd's of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda._
  • At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results._
  • Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected._
  • We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds._
  • We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments._

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