Senior Risk Underwriter

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hiscox Full time

Job Summary:

As a Senior Risk Underwriter at Hiscox, you will be responsible for underwriting large, complex cases, generating considerable Gross Written Premium (GWP), and upholding the same high standards of risk management Hiscox is known for.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Secure new and existing high-value risks: Provide top-tier underwriting for complex exposures in familiar risk categories.
  2. Maximize GWP from significant risks: Focus on high-value policies in the mid-market sector, with a emphasis on maximizing GWP from substantial risks in the UK.
  3. Lead by example and influence underwriters: Influence other underwriters and exert a broader impact within your field of expertise at a national level.

What You'll Be Doing:

  1. Contribute to growth: Strategically underwrite in the mid-market sector to drive growth.
  2. Act as a brand ambassador: Be renowned for your underwriting expertise in Hiscox's established risk categories.
  3. Lead underwriting and sales visits: Visit key clients and prospects to drive sales and underwriting.
  4. Possess deep knowledge: Have deep knowledge of your area of specialization, including sector trends and competitive dynamics.
  5. Imart expertise: Impart expertise through coaching and training, enhancing our mid-market capabilities.
  6. Build relationships: Build and maintain strategic broker relationships, ensuring a robust market presence in the mid-market sector.
  7. Influence strategies: Influence underwriting and pricing strategies, aligning with Hiscox's expansion goals.

Must-Haves:

  1. UK retail business and underwriting: Have an excellent understanding of UK retail business and underwriting larger, more complex risks.
  2. Specialized field: Have in-depth expertise in your specialized field.
  3. Insurance market knowledge: Have excellent knowledge of the insurance market, industry, competitors, brokers, and factors that can affect the market, including soft and hard markets.
  4. Qualifications: Be ACII qualified or exempt through relevant experience as defined by the FCA.
  5. Relationship management: Have excellent relationship management and sales skills.
  6. Leadership: Be able to lead by example in all professional activities.
  7. Coaching and mentoring: Coach and mentor less experienced underwriters in underwriting and sales skills.

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