Business Development Underwriter

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom AXA UK Full time

About this role:

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Underwriter to join our team at AXA UK. As a Commercial Underwriter, you will play a key role in helping us to drive growth and profitability across our branch accounts.

Key responsibilities:

  • Identify poorly performing accounts and investigate reasons for lack of retention.
  • Drive and transform how we partner our broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships.
  • Build strong relationships with brokers and panel aligned business developers.

Requirements:

  • Commercial awareness, negotiation skills, and ability to build strong broker relationships.
  • Strong analytical skills with proven experience of account monitoring and action planning.
  • Technical underwriting expertise in a composite insurance environment.
  • Sound knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements for insurance.

What we offer:

  • 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.


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