Commercial Underwriter

OverviewWorking hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to FridayDuration: PermanentLocation: BirminghamJob ref: 204011About the roleEcclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group are looking for an Underwriter to join our Birmingham office.As an Underwriter, you\u2019ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio, managing renewals with premiums ranging from \u00a35,000 to \u00a0250,000 and beyond. You\u2019ll handle some of our most fascinating risks and valued customers, ensuring seamless mid-term servicing.You\u2019ll work closely with various stakeholders and referral points within the business, contributing to a dynamic and high-performing underwriting team.Why join usJoin a collaborative and inclusive culture that\u2019s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK\u2019s top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group where all profits go to charity and good causes.What you\u2019ll be doingDeveloping, negotiating, and profitably underwriting existing business caseload within own authority and in line with rate / commercial strategy, delivering underwriting excellence through specialist knowledge and support.Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and referral points on cases.Planning, prioritising and managing individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLAs to deliver exceptional customer service.Building and maintaining commercial relationships including commercial visits and activity.Identifying of areas for continuous improvement and simplification in our processes and ways of working including sharing of best practice and knowledge which would benefit the wider team.What you\u2019ll need to haveMinimum of 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at grade C or above or equivalent experienceQualified CERT CII or a commitment to work towards in an agreed timescale.A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service.Appropriate IT skillsExperience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environmentWhat makes you stand outCandidates should possess qualifications beyond GCSE level, such as A-levels, a diploma, or relevant higher education certificationsQualified Dip CII or a commitment to achieve within an agreed timescaleExperience of external commercial activity.What we offerA competitive salary - let\u2019s discuss itHybrid workingGroup Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contributionGenerous annual bonus scheme between 6% and 24%25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell schemeAn array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance\u00a3200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choiceEncouraged to take at least one volunteering day per yearEmployee Assistance ProgrammeFull study support to gain professional qualificationsAccess to virtual GPEnhanced maternity and paternity payHear from the hiring manager\"The Birmingham region is a thriving and highly successful business area within Ecclesiastical Insurance. Over the past seven years, it has nearly doubled in size0-headcount and Gross Written Premium (GWP)0—all while maintaining exceptional underwriting quality.\u00a0This commitment to excellence has strengthened profitability, allowing us to contribute even more to charitable causes. The Birmingham office has a remarkable story to tell, and now\u2019s your chance to be part of it\"About usEcclesiastical Insurance offer insurance with award-winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.As a business, we\u2019ve been trusted to protect some of the UK\u2019s best-loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we\u2019re not standing still. We\u2019re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decadeWe believe it\u2019s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.Directory of Social Change\u2019s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26 #J-18808-Ljbffr