Senior Underwriter

2 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Gallagher Full time

Pen Underwriting are looking for an experienced, Senior Underwriter or Underwriter to join our team in Bristol on a hybrid basis

The role focusses on underwriting and servicing existing accounts. Using sound judgement, industry knowledge and discernment to evaluate new business; provide a solid contribution towards income, profit and EBITDAC.

Provide mentorship to more junior members of the team; your knowledge, attitude and behaviours are all exemplary.

**Your Role**:

- Maintain and grow new business, renewal, rating and adjustment enquiries from your allocated client portfolio.
- Handle technical claim cover requests, liaise as required with brokers, insurers, Accounts and Claims functions.
- With a strong attention to detail, sign off referrals from Assistant Underwriters. Compile and provide statistics, often having to interpret the data and explain to others.
- Develop thorough knowledge of coverage provided by Pen. Operate within the confines of the agreed personal delegated underwriting authority and utilise the company’s preferred insurance pool

**Your knowledge, Experience and Skills**:

- CII/ Dip CII, educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
- Firm grasp of risk exposure, able to determine the acceptance criteria and risk classifications in a range of complex or unfamiliar situations.
- Underwriting experience in servicing accounts, use specialist technical knowledge to handle claim queries, ensuring a connected service.
- Extract and piece together required learning from a variety of opportunities and sources.
- Experience of planning and prioritising client renewals and seeking business opportunities
- Strong communication and social skills with clients and colleagues, good level of numeracy and literacy coupled with excellent attention to detail
- Analytical problem solving approach with initiative and a ‘can do’ attitude
- An insightful, ambitious, willing teammate who takes ownership and accountability, keen to share expertise.
- Eligible to work in the UK

**What we offer you**:
We want to be the organisation that all our people are proud to be a part of and where everyone can call themselves one of our team. Where our culture is embracing of difference, where you can be the best and, perhaps most importantly, be yourself.

We are all different in some way. If we were all the same, and all thought the same, we would be vulnerable as a group. By welcoming and encouraging diverse opinions and backgrounds within our organisation, we will have a healthier, more innovative and ultimately more profitable business.

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