Senior Underwriter

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Gallagher Full time
Commercial Underwriter Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Underwriter to join our team at Pen Underwriting, a part of the Gallagher group. As a Senior Underwriter, you will be responsible for underwriting and servicing new and existing accounts, handling technical claim cover requests, and providing technical training and development to junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Underwrite and service new and existing accounts, ensuring a connected service to clients.
  • Handle technical claim cover requests and liaise with brokers, insurers, and other functions as required.
  • Provide technical training and development to junior team members.
  • Compile and provide statistics, interpreting data and explaining it to others.
  • Operate within the confines of the agreed personal delegated underwriting authority and utilize the company's preferred insurance pool.
Requirements:
  • Firm grasp of risk exposure and ability to determine acceptance criteria and risk classifications in complex situations.
  • Underwriting experience in servicing accounts, with specialist technical knowledge to handle claim queries.
  • Experience of planning and prioritizing client renewals and seeking new business opportunities.
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary and great teams.
  • Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' extra days.
  • Defined contribution pension scheme, with Gallagher contributing to it.
  • Life insurance, paying 4x basic annual salary, with the option to top-up to 10x.
  • Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
  • Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax-effective, stock purchase plan.
  • Critical illness cover.
  • Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
  • Season ticket loan.
  • Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.

We value inclusion and diversity at Gallagher, and we are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibit any form of discrimination based on protected characteristics.


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