Underwriter - Commercial Schemes

Location

Gloucester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Gloucester

Job ref: 201818

About the role

Ecclesiastical Insurance , who are proudly part of  Benefact Group , are looking for an Underwriter  to join the   Schemes department in the  Gloucester  office.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing team at Ecclesiastical . The Schemes Department at Ecclesiastical underwrites a broad range of commercial schemes, providing delegated authority to our broker partners. With a risk appetite that is wider than Ecclesiastical’s standard niche offering you could be involved with schemes that cater for nurseries, holiday homes or even farms.

The successful applicant will be part of the underwriting team. Our broker partners already hold a degree of delegated authority so you will act as a referral point for them on the more complex and unique risks. In a varied role the underwriting team are also involved with auditing brokers and building relationships for profitable, strong and long lasting schemes.

We are looking for an applicant who as a minimum has a strong commercial underwriting background (farming underwriting experience would be advantageous) and the drive to learn the aspects of the role that are new to them.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite new/existing business within own authority and in line with Ecclesiastical strategy.
• Act as a referral point for broker partners who hold delegated underwriting authority for Commercial insurance ranging from property owners, commercial package through to charities, clubs, trades.
• Develop rapport with select panel of broker partners
• Plan, prioritise and manage individual own work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLA’s to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face to face) to maintain successful Internal and External relationships.
• Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance.
• Undertake underwriting audits of delegated authority holders
• Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business.
• Identify complaints and act upon them in line with company policy.
• Actively expand personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CII, CPD).

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s including Maths and English at grade C or above or equivalen
• Qualified Cert CII or commitment to work towards within an agreed timescale
  Strong Commercial Insurance Market, Industry and Company knowledge (will be tested)
• Strong verbal communication skills
• A proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service
• Appropriate IT skills (may be tested)

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
  
  
• Flexible working
  
  
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  
  
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
  
  
• 25  days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  
  
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  
  
• Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  
  
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
  
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.  

Winner of the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards ‘Large Business’ of the Year 2023

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