Underwriting Assistant

**Job Title**:Underwriting Assistant**

**Location**:Bridgend**

**Contract: Permanent**

**Hours: 35 per week (3 days in the office 2 days working from home)**

**Overview**:
**Why **Tokio Marine HCC?**

Standing still is not an option in the current world of Insurance. TMHCC are one of the world’s leading Specialty Insurers. With deep expertise in our chosen lines of business, our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheet, TMHCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the industry. Looking beyond profit, empowering our people and delivering on our commitments are at the core of our customer values, and so is a desire to grow and provide creative and innovative solutions to our clients.

**Job Purpose**:
We are looking for an Underwriting Administration Assistant to join our growing team of professionals.** **To provide administrative support to the Liability Underwriting Team based in Cardiff and our other regional offices. This role is ideal for someone looking for an administrative position within a close-knit team. Training will be provided.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Supporting the Regional Office and all Underwriters to maximise efficiency in handling broker enquiries
- Logging new business enquiries and renewals into the Underwriting Quote Engine
- Requesting renewal information from brokers
- Setting up renewal review files
- Scanning and uploading documents to files
- Processing of declaration adjustments including liaising with solicitors to collect unpaid premiums
- Producing claims experience reports for brokers
- Answering incoming telephone calls from brokers
- Production and management of survey procedure for the local region
- Chasing ERNs
- Managing the consolidated ELTO database for binder business
- Dealing with account queries and liaising with the PAS team, accounts, brokers, cover holders, underwriters and other internal staff
- Quarterly reporting of terrorism exposures
- Monthly reporting of Offshore EL exposures
- Monthly reporting of Contract Certain policy counts to Compliance
- Dealing with routine MTA's on existing policies
- Processing of monthly bordereau in respect of cover holder business
- Following the Liability team's administrative procedures and dealing with issues that may arise
- Undertaking market / broker research for development purposes
- Assisting underwriters with the administration of delegated underwriting arrangements
- Assisting with the monitoring of broker binding authorities
- Assisting with marketing activities as and when required
- Attending and actively participating in meetings both locally and at other UK TMHCC Offices as is reasonably required
- Assisting other departments within the Professional Risks Division where required
- Undertaking any other ad hoc activities/project work that is required

**Performance Objectives**:

- To have gained an understanding of TMHCCs underwriting philosophy, risk selection criteria and cultural values
- To have demonstrated competent use of TMHCCs admin systems and compliance with our procedural processes

**Skills and Experience Specification**:
**Essential**:

- Minimum 3 A Levels at Grade C or above (or equivalent)
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- A high level of IT literacy, including Word and Excel
- Excellent organisation skills
- An interest in working in the insurance industry

**Desirable**
- Relevant insurance qualifications
- Experience of working within a similar role

**Benefits**
- Non-contributory pension
- Funded private healthcare
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Wellbeing allowance
- Annual discretionary bonus

**What We Offer**

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