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Underwriting Team Leader
Dudley- Hybrid
£45,000 per annum
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of underwriters to achieve business targets.
- Foster a positive and high-performing team culture with a strong focus on accountability and results.
- Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and performance reviews, offering guidance and providing feedback.
- Drive the team to secure new business in line with the underwriting appetite and strategy.
- Monitor and analyse team performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement new business strategies.
- Cultivate strong relationships with brokers to maximise new business opportunities.
- Support the team in negotiating and securing new business.
- Ensure exceptional customer service and responsiveness to broker inquiries.
- Work with internal stakeholders to improve underwriting processes and efficiency's.
- Ensure underwriting decisions comply with company policies, regulatory requirements, and risk appetite.
- Report on team performance and key business metrics to the Underwriting Service Manager.
Skills:
- Proven experience leading a team within a underwriting or insurance environment.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop a high-performing team.
- Results-driven mindset with a track record of achieving and exceeding targets.
- Excellent relationship management skills, particularly with brokers and stakeholders.
- Strong commercial awareness and knowledge of the UK insurance market.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills to drive performance improvements.
- Ability to make recommendations to improve underwriting processes and efficiencies.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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