Underwriting Assistant

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To provide efficient and effective, technical and administrative support to an underwriting team

Underwriting Assistant - UK Casualty
London with hybrid working

We have an opening for an experienced Underwriting Assistant to join our UK Casualty team. This role will play a crucial role in providing technical and administrative support to our London South-East Underwriting team.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate underwriting data, and contributing to the overall efficiency of the underwriting process. You will also be given authority to write some renewal business, along with a good grasp and experience of underwriting operations is essential

With hybrid office working and excellent benefits including 30 days holiday, you will be working in a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative environment. We’re the down-to-earth, international insurer that is neither too big nor small, so you can make a real impact

Your new role:

- Assisting our Underwriters by providing information and support to allow them to negotiate rates, terms, and conditions for new and existing business.
- Support our Underwriters by taking responsibility for some renewal business, whilst reviewing risks and presenting your findings.
- Building and developing strong relationships with your stakeholders, including Underwriters, Brokers and other members of the wider team.
- Being aware of the annual business plan and its context so that you can make decisions and prioritise appropriately.
- Positively promote the department, division, and company to maximise brand leverage.
- Adhere to underwriting standards, legal requirements, and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency.
- Keep abreast of market trends and demonstrate market cycle awareness.

About you:

- Previous experience within Underwriting Support
- Good organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines.
- A team player with great communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
- Accuracy, attention to detail and a flexible approach to changing business requirements.
- The desire to learn and grow in your new role.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation

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With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our

careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work - and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.

Pension - you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance - we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies - we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savin