Digital Commercial Underwriter

1 month ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom AXA UK Full time

**About the role**:
If you are an experienced Commercial Insurance Underwriter and seeking an opportunity to develop your career with a world leading Insurance company in their dynamic and fast paced Commercial Online Team, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you to develop an outstanding career. If you have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, possess the ability to build rapport with Customers, have demonstrated outstanding Sales and Service skills in the Commercial Insurance sector we would love to hear from you.

**About the role**:
These are exciting times for our Online teams in **Glasgow**, and we're seeking to recruit experienced and ambitious individuals as Commercial Underwriters. You'll contribute in delivering team results through effective Customer Service, building dynamic relationships with a network of national Insurance Brokers at the same time as developing your individual underwriting skills.

As a Commercial Underwriter, you'll be providing excellent service and working to targets; along with your natural ability to build relationships and deal comfortably and confidently with people on-line and over the phone. We're seeking individuals with a strong service or sales capability and who are not afraid to take on a challenge.

The Online Trading Teams service a large number of brokers situated throughout the UK. We have an excellent reputation within the UK market and have built strong relationships with many brokers UK wide. Through our excellent customer service, we have achieved steady growth year on year and continue our ambitious growth targets through 2024 and beyond.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

**What you'll be doing**:
Working within a fast-paced, dynamic digital trading team of underwriters, involved in working on a variance of products that include package, property and casualty. The team will be responsible for managing their own workload, where opportunities exist in NB or EB that includes:

- Delivering planned financial results through the effective underwriting and trading of cases whilst adhering to UW controls.
- Contributing to the development of colleagues by coaching, training and acting as a referral point - assisting in decision making within empowerment.
- Building effective trading relationships with Brokers, through trading activity and being recognised as a positive trading partner.
- Establish and develop business relationships with intermediaries to maximise sales and trading opportunities.
- Follow agreed governance processes and audit controls and demonstrate regulatory principles in dealings with all customers.
- Develop a sound working knowledge of all AXA Commercial Underwriting systems and tools.
- Provide excellent service and promote the business through a polite, helpful and willing attitude to both external and internal customers.
- Work to targets in a fast-paced environment, dealing confidently and accurately with Intermediaries online and by telephone.

**About you**:
**What we’re looking for**:

- **Keep an open mind**:Keen to learn and challenge the status quo, able to approach tasks from different perspectives while focusing on helping colleagues and customers.
- **Stay curious**:You’ll be perceptive of what our customers and the market wants and bring that knowledge into your work, whilst making the most of AXA’s development opportunities.
- **Be a team player**:Able to use your unique skills and knowledge to collaborate with your colleagues, take accountability and discover new ways of doing things.
- Excellent sales, negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of working in the Insurance sector as a Commercial Underwriter and possess a sound understanding of the insurance market and processes across commercial lines insurance operations.
- Advanced Computer and Microsoft Excel skills.
- Effective time management skills.
- Customer focused team player.
- Progress towards CII qualifications desirable.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

**What we offer**:
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

- Competitive annual salary dependent on experience
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits

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