Construction Underwriter

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Apollo Full time

**Location: 1 Bishopsgate, London EC2N (Hybrid working)**

**Who we are**:
Apollo is an independent specialist (re)insurer launched in 2009 to provide high quality products and services to clients, brokers, and capital partners at Lloyd's. The Apollo name recognised the success of one of its founding investors Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 was the first person to land on the moon. Along with Jim Hays, Neil saw the opportunity to build a differentiated service provider at Lloyd's.

Today, Apollo is a team of more than 200 colleagues, servicing clients, partners and brokers from across the globe through its unique augmented underwriting approach.

**_ "We attract and retain the highest quality talent by developing a team atmosphere where opportunity exists for our employees and partners." David Ibeson, Group CEO_**

**Your Role**:
To support us on our collective journey to success we are seeking an Underwriter to join our Construction Team.

**What you'll do**:

- Underwrite a profitable portfolio of new Construction business as detailed in the SBF, Underwriting Guidelines and Risk Appetite documents.
- Utalise approved pricing tools and catastrophe modelling tools.
- Maintain documentation of underwriting files.
- Provide support to Class Leader to ensure timely response to brokers.
- Proactively represent Apollo externally to the market.

**What we are looking for**:

- Experience working in a Construction, Engineering or Renewables class of business
- Progress towards professional insurance qualification
- Analytical ability
- Critical thinking
- Team player
- Understanding of the legal and regulatory framework.
- Proactive approach.
- Desire to develop underwriting capabilities

**What you will get in return**:
As well as your salary, this role offers a discretionary bonus plus a broad range of benefits, including Non-Contributory Pension, Private Medical & Travel Insurance.

**Our Commitment to Inclusion**:
Apollo is a growing and diverse team of empowered and passionate experts who focus on bringing innovation, data driven decision making and collaboration to every relationship and every risk. To meet the needs of a demanding global insurance market, we need a diverse workforce that truly understands the international communities we serve.

That is why we're focused on developing diverse talent at every level; inclusion and diversity means more to us than just chasing a target and we are committed to supporting and celebrating difference. Our people are at the heart of our business which is why we value the diversity of thought and talent of every member of our team.

We offer a range of support and run a programme of events and training that recognise the challenges and opportunities relating to diversity.

**Hybrid & flexible working**:
At Apollo Hybrid & Flexible working is fully embraced. We understand that no one colleague is the same and that each of us has our own responsibilities and roles outside of our working life, meaning we actively support and empower employees to manage this within our flexible working guidelines.

**Reasonable Adjustments**:
**Thank you



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