Deputy Class Underwriter, Political Violence

6 days ago


London, United Kingdom Westfield Insurance Full time

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Underwrite Aviation War business in accordance with the business plan and within terms of
- underwriting authority.
- Monitor KPIs and exposures
- Actively participate in peer review
- Liaise with brokers, develop and strengthen relationships, attend client presentations.
- Aid in the development of UWAs and UWRs
- Work with the Class Underwriter to develop strategy and new business opportunities.

**Skills & Competencies Required**:

- Comprehensive understanding and experience of underwriting Aviation War
- Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative
- Adaptable and resilient to changes in market conditions and business requirements
- Strong team player with the ability to build strong relationships quickly
- Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and external clients and brokers at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Administrative skills - highly organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively. Applicants should have excellent attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines.
- Presentation skills - ability to present to clients, brokers, reinsurers and other stakeholders.
- Analytical skills - numerically literate and able to analyse basic financial and economic data.
- Compliance - ability to ensure compliance with all management and regulatory controls.
- Judgement / Decision-making skills - ability to approach problems logically and rationally and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data to make measured risk decisions.
- Relationship building - ability and confidence to establish and maintain excellent relationships with external stakeholders (such as brokers, clients, and reinsurers) in a client-facing role. ‌

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Minimum of 7 years in the Aviation market
- Active interest in global current affairs, politics, and financial markets.Good IT skills - including intermediate Excel



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