Insurance Underwriter

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Adecco Full time

We are currently recruiting for an Insurance Broker on behalf of our well-established client to work at their Edinburgh based office.

In addition you will also receive
- A competitive salary
- Generous holiday accrual scheme
- Life assurance
- Loan scheme
- Long service bonus reward at 5% of salary
- Group pension contributions

**Key Responsibilities**
- Working in accordance with procedures, standards & guidelines set:

- Delivering excellent customer service
- Understand the processes and procedures required to provide quotations.
- Ensure that all product information provided is clear, fair, and not misleading.
- Calculate Renewal premiums in accordance with the specific carrier's risk appetite.
- Maintain thorough and accurate records of all customer interactions.
- Identify complaints and refer to the necessary complaint handler.
- Required to be a referral point for Trainees within the Branch.
- Ensure that you remain compliant in everything that you do; including but not limited to treating customers fairly, contract certainty & vulnerable customers.

**Product and Technical Knowledge**
- You will be required to understand the legal principles of insurance and insurance contracts including the businesses obligation to insurers.

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**Skills and Competencies**
- Competent in windows-based programmes; word, excel, outlook and internet
- Excellent communication skills: written and oral
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Positive can-do attitude
- Strong team ethic
- Manage time effectively; ability to work under pressure
- Good personal organisation skills
- Good timekeeping and presentation of self and work
- Strong negotiation and people skills
- Articulate & Numerate
- Works with a high degree of accuracy in all tasks
- Honesty, integrity, reputation, competence/capability & financial soundness as required under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC)

**Experience**
- Must have 3 years minimum experience working within a broking or underwriting environment

**Qualifications**
- Cert CII qualification an advantage but not essential

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Louise Tait

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