Commercial Property Underwriter Lead

1 day ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom AXA Group Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Property Underwriter Lead to join our team in Glasgow.

Job Description

  • Act as the face of AXA in presenting propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, based on industry knowledge and technical underwriting expertise, subject to the scale and complexity of the case.
  • Work with Trading Underwriters to negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing that differentiate AXA to meet customer needs.
  • Proactively develop a robust pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate qualified growth opportunities leveraging both client and broker relationships, ensuring pipeline is effectively managed and realised.
  • Lead and fully embed the large case management process for new business.
  • Develop and build collaborative broker relationships, sometimes client, across the Region, taking full ownership for the generation and placement of profitable commercial business from self-sourced.
  • Underwrite profitable new business, in line with AXA established underwriting controls and practices and act as a referral point in branch across New Business and, at times, renewals.
  • Develop and maintain a quality distribution strategy and communication plan with key influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs achieved.

Your Profile

  • Progress towards Dip CII qualification desirable or equivalent experience.
  • Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment.
  • Sound understanding of insurance market and processes across commercial lines insurance operations.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, through written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios within a Commercial environment.
  • Couching and development skills within in a similar environment and experience of working in teams and successful record of delivering results.
  • Strong trading capability – commercial awareness, negotiation skills, ability to build strong broker relationships.
  • Pragmatic decision maker with good analytical and numerical reasoning skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with proven experience of account monitoring and action planning.
  • Excellent risk assessment and risk management skills.

Salary and Benefits

The estimated salary for this role is £55,000 - £65,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Additionally, you can expect to receive:

  • 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

About Us

At AXA UK, we're a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.

We're proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from diverse candidates and are committed to creating a culture that allows everyone to thrive.



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