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Renewals Underwriter

Lawes Consulting Group
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Glasgow, City of Glasgow G62 6EP, Scotland

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job title is Renewals Underwriter with a salary of £45,000.
  • The position is based in Glasgow, offering hybrid working options.
  • Candidates are required to have a minimum of 2 years' experience as a commercial lines underwriter, preferably with knowledge in Professional Indemnity.
  • The role involves underwriting existing commercial policies, meeting monthly targets, and collaborating with teams to enhance sales proficiency.
  • Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, relationship-building abilities, and a commitment to exceeding expectations.

Job title: Renewals Underwriter

Salary:  £45,000

Location: Glasgow - Hybrid working is available

Purpose of role:Your main duty will be to underwrite existing commercial policies for a big name in the market. This role provides numerous development opportunities, giving you exposure to their wide product range, state-of-the-art underwriting platform, and underwriting strategy. This exposure sets the stage for progressing into a senior underwriter role.

Key responsibilities:

  • You'll underwrite our clients' commercial products according to underwriting guides
  • Striving towards monthly targets encompassing profitability, conversion rates, and productivity.
  • Enhance your sales proficiency and grasp of sales and underwriting strategy through collaboration with broader teams and regions.
  • Skilfully negotiate with internal and external stakeholders, including designated brokerage contacts.
  • Questioning non-standard underwriting decisions, utilising the knowledge of product specialists and underwriting managers.
  • Demonstrate courage and innovation by identifying process enhancements and suggesting alternative approaches to enhance customer experience and foster profitable growth

Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years' experience as a commercial lines underwriter, with proficiency in Professional Indemnity; familiarity with Management Liability and Cyber is advantageous.
  • A logical and analytical thinker.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting and articulating ideas effectively.
  • Innate ability to build relationships, fostering close rapport with brokers.
  • Serve as an ambassador for the business, exemplifying dedication and commitment by consistently exceeding expectations in a rapidly expanding and demanding sector of the business.
  • Ambitious and self-driven, able to motivate oneself and achieve results.
  • Ideally possess a degree and working towards Diploma CII, or exempt through relevant experience as stipulated by the FCA.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.