Management Liability Underwriter

**Description**:
We have a great opportunity for an experienced Management Liability Underwriter (MLP) to join the team, focussing on underwriting within the MLP portfolio, to maximise our opportunity for growth and profitability. Partnering and developing our key strategic and highly valued premier broker accounts, the role will require a confident and credible individual to make decisions and recommendations to assist in the development and control of profitable underwriting, supporting new and existing opportunities, whilst monitoring the performance of management liability products.

Above all, we are looking for a real team player, that is able to make a difference across both their own teams and other internal and external stakeholders.

At AXA we’re adopting a Hybrid way of working, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the **Bolton **office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Provide efficient and accurate case by case underwriting decisions in line with the team strategy and operational plans.
- Portfolio development and management, partnering our brokerage accounts
- Provide efficient and accurate case by case underwriting decisions on all management liability referrals into CCU in line with strategy and operations plans.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that business needs are achieved.
- Training, coaching and development of underwriters/junior underwriters, sales staff and brokers to ensure they are competent in their role through improved knowledge.
- Ensure cross-sell strategy embedded into the branch culture.
- Working closely with our AXA Technical Centre

**Qualifications**:

- A level or equivalent, with a Professional qualification, CII (or similar). CII Diploma in Insurance (minimum), CII Advanced Diploma in Insurance preferable.
- Underwriting and management of individual complex cases, portfolios and schemes.
- Excellent broker relationships and presentation skills
- Detailed Management Liability product knowledge.
- Excellent negotiation skills and interpersonal skills.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

**What we offer**:
One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

- Competitive annual salary
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

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**About AXA**:
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things - nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone - regardless of difference.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, a global insurance brand and a worldwide leader in financial services, AXA Insurance businesses employ over 5,500 in a network of offices across the UK. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, through brokers or through a number of corporate partners, our market-leading products are trusted by millions.