Trainee Underwriter

**Job Title: Trainee Insurance Underwriter**
**Salary: c.£22,000 Dependent on Experience + Annual bonus**
**Location: Bishop’s Stortford**
**Term: Permanent**

Our client is a highly successful Insurance company based in Bishop’s Stortford. They are **not** in the motor insurance sector and this is not a call centre environment.

My client, whose head office is in the city, have another rare opportunity for a trainee Insurance Underwriter to join their busy and friendly team where they will offer full training.

The key attribute that my client is looking for is an outgoing and engaging personality. You will be forging close working relationships with insurance brokers so you must be confident, hardworking and enthusiastic with ideally some previous office experience and the ability and willingness to learn.

**The role of Trainee Insurance Underwriter - **Initially you will be learning and shadowing the managers and directors and once trained you will be:

- Quoting for new business
- Issuing documents eg renewal documents and renewal terms
- Managing queries
- Liaising with outside contacts and businesses
- Making decisions yourself and not just relying on computer systems
- Working with a variety of different clients, brokers and industries

**To be considered for the role of Trainee Insurance Underwriter**:

- An outgoing and engaging personality is essential
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in the English language
- Possess good IT skills, Word, Excel, Access and Outlook and ability to use or learn their in-house system
- Hardworking
- Enthusiastic
- Possess excellent customer service skills
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills, pay close attention to detail and work in a logical and thorough manner

**The package for the role of Trainee Insurance Underwriter**:
£22,000 depending on previous experience + Bonus

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. This is a full-time office based role

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