Commercial Underwriter

7 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time

**Commercial Underwriter** **(Full Time, Permanent Position)**

**Manchester (Hybrid)**

**Let’s make the most of your talent**

**About Us**:
At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.

**What you will be doing**:
You will be part of a cross classed, multi-skilled national team, working with our sales distribution panel and partners, to work to our New Business and/or Existing Business targets individually and as part of the team. You will work to attract and/or retain and develop profitable business from brokers serviced by your Region by improving your underwriting and trading skills and delivering a high-quality service to your Regions brokers by:

- Delivering New Business and/or Existing Business financial plan (including rate carry and retention)
- Deliver quality broker service following Broker Segmentation service levels
- Develop working relationships to support in delivery of goals and understand their Broker Panel
- Use and update of Tools and Systems
- Be a referral point for lower level PUAs
- Contribute to wider business activities

**What we are looking for**:

- We are looking for someone who can underwrite and manage new and/or existing business enquiries whilst maintaining excellent broker relationships.
- You will have previous underwriting experience within Motor Trade and Motor Fleet, and/or Property & Casualty.
- We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, who delivers a high-quality service to our brokers and build external relationships along with our main partners

**There’s no-one else like you.** No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be.

We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings.

**Join us.** Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.

**Together we’re one of a kind.**

**What we’ll give you in return**:
We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:

- 9% employer contributed pension
- 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
- Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
- Generous holidays, 22 days (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year
- EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
- Buy as you earn share scheme
- Employee discounts and cashback
- Plus many more

**Ways of Working**

Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. How much you'll be in the office depends on your role, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here.

**Being yourself**

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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