Senior Underwriter

7 days ago

London, United Kingdom QBE Full time

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Senior Underwriter - Wholesale UK Casualty

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QBE’s European Operations, which accounts for over 27% of QBE Group turnover, is a leading specialist in London market and European commercial lines business. We are a socially responsible company and give our customers the ability to invest a portion of their premiums in environmentally and socially beneficial projects.

The Opportunity:
We are currently seeking a Senior Underwriter for our Wholesale UK Casualty team based in London. Our book focuses on UK general liability business, predominantly Lloyd’s, with a construction bias. With a broad appetite and mix of business you’ll be joining an experienced team of Underwriting professionals who cover a large range of premiums and niche risks for a broad range of clients.

Your responsibilities for this role may include, but are not limited to:

- Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximise influence
- Develop relationships in line with the Business Plan to support the achievement of business objectives
- Understand and comply with QBE reinsurance strategy to minimise risk and deliver business plan objectives
- Participate fully and use your expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
- Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximise brand leverage
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
- Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency
- Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively and appropriately

You will need to be able to display you have the following qualifications and experience:

- A good level of underwriting experience within UK Casualty (EL and GL), preferably from a Lloyds wholesale environment with a bias towards contractors/construction.
- An understanding of when and how to deploy capacity across XOL towers to ensure ventilation is well managed.
- Commercial ability to understand the key profit drivers to maximise long term wealth for our shareholders
- Intermediate level understanding of relevant software, including Excel and other departmental software packages
- Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements
- Excellent organizational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills
- Good negotiating skills, innovative in underwriting approach and programme design
- Use of risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. 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.

How to Apply:
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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