Underwriter Sle

We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced **Underwriter** to join our **Sports, Leisure and Entertainment (SLE) team**. Reporting directly into our Head of SLE, you would also have a responsibility to liaise with various areas, working together to produce the best outcome for all customers.

**Location**:

- The role is full time and based out of our office in **Laindon**.

**What's in it for you?**
Our Group is fast paced and constantly changing, which makes it all an exciting place to work. Along with the great people you would be working with in this role, we offer an excellent set of benefits which would include the following:

- Employer pension contribution of 6% (providing you, the Employee provides 2%).
- Good work life balance - flexibility to suit you.
- Competitive salary.
- Life Assurance at X4 of your base salary.
- Learning & Development opportunities including study support options and apprenticeships.
- Group Income Protection.
- 26 days annual leave plus all statutory bank holidays (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year).
- Flexible benefits include, but not limited to, discounted gym memberships, restaurant discounts, PMI, healthcare cash plans etc.
- Group annual bonus scheme.

**Role Profile**:

- To assist in team performance by regular communication with colleagues and manager to establish and raise concerns and provide solutions.
- To ensure compliance with local procedures, customer service standards and external compliance regulations, e.g., FCA.
- To undertake training in line with agreed objectives and keep up-to-date with technical, legal and market developments via use of eLearning, internal and external training and reading market related material.
- Confining advice and information to those areas in which you are deemed competent, otherwise seeking advice from key stakeholders as appropriate.
- Always demonstrating the professionalism of our organisation when onsite visits and in all communications.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Educated to Level 3 or above
- Cert CII or Dip CII (desirable)
- Minimum 5 years Underwriting Experience would be an advantage as would exposure to the Sports, Leisure and Entertainment industry.
- Good understanding of general insurance.
- Ability to work with others and work across a matrix organisation.
- Ability to balance and prioritise commercial and technical challenges to contribute to feasible and desirable solutions to business problems.

**About you**:

- The ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail.
- Driven proactive and self-motivated with the ability to use initiative.
- Focused and logical approach to tasks.
- Approachable open personality with a wiliness to find solutions.
- Good written and verbal communication and credibility when dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
- Team Player.

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