Underwriter - Commercial Lines Specialist

4 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Underwriter to join our Commercial Combined UK team. As an Underwriter, you will play a critical role in supporting our sustained growth plans by underwriting insurance risks in accordance with our Business Plan.

Key Responsibilities
  • Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and personal authority to meet business objectives.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including customers, brokers, business partners, and colleagues, to maximize influence.
  • Develop relationships in line with the Business Plan to support the achievement of business objectives.
  • Understand and comply with QBE reinsurance strategy to minimize risk and deliver business plan objectives.
  • Participate fully and use expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge, and best practice.
  • Positively promote the department, division, and company as a whole to maximize brand leverage.
  • Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met.
  • Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions, and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency.
  • Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to operate effectively and appropriately.
  • Ensure clear and prompt communication to UA's in relation to Underwriting and aggregate exposures, ensuring entries on EO systems are accurate.
Requirements
  • Experience gained within the insurance industry and good knowledge of underwriting commercial combined business.
  • Commercial ability to understand key profit drivers to maximize long-term wealth for our shareholders.
  • Intermediate level understanding of relevant software, including Excel and other departmental software packages.
  • Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Understanding of natural catastrophe areas and ability to analyze modeled results.
  • Excellent organizational, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to influence actions and attitudes of others through leading by example.
  • Negotiating skills, innovative in underwriting approach and program design.
  • Ability to analyze data and use for decision-making.
  • Use of risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models.
About QBE

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. We have created 'At My Best' to show we have your back. Our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you.

We're an international insurer building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We aim to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job. We have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.



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