Trading Underwriter

5 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Plum Underwriting Full time
Job Description

Trading Underwriter

Location: Manchester (hybrid working available)

Salary: Negotiable


We’re strengthening our team at Plum Underwriting and looking for a Trading Underwriter to join the team as we continue to grow.


You’ll be looking after a mixed panel of brokers and be actively engaged on new business as well as renewals on a day-to-day basis.


The day to day:

  • Underwriting risks in accordance with personal authority and within Plum’s criteria
  • Liaising with key stakeholders both internally and externally
  • Ensuring all documentations and systems are kept up to date and provided to supporting brokers in a timely manner
  • Assisting senior management with MI including retention rates and ratings input
  • Actively engaging with panel brokers to ensure Plum are their first port of call on new business enquiries
  • Ensuring SLA’s are met and timely issuance of documentation to brokers.


What’s on offer:

  • A negotiable basic salary + bonus and all the normal benefits (Pension, Holidays etc.)
  • A management team that is passionate about looking after their team and developing them
  • Full funding for relevant professional qualifications and ongoing personal development


Your experience:

  • Ideally, you’ll have 4-5 years successfully underwriting a mixed household portfolio
  • A varied skill set that includes strong Communication (both written and verbal), sales, negotiation, analytical and IT skills.
  • Previous experience within an MGA business would be highly beneficial.


Wider about us:


Plum Underwriting are part of GRP, the GRP Group aims to be one of the UK's leading insurance intermediaries delivering the best outcomes to clients, insurers, investors and our people. We acquire and develop businesses with the velocity of a start-up with a focused, straight talking, professional and accountable leadership who put the customer first and act with integrity and pride in what we do and meet our compliance responsibilities. We expect the same from everyone we hire. With a federated group of businesses, we can offer a diversity of experience and with our overarching mission we can ensure the success of our people and business.


For more information please apply online or contact Dan Hurley.


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