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Senior Underwriter
This is a flexible, hybrid opportunity.
Role Purpose:
To support the Product Head in developing and maintaining the range of products to ensure the agreed business plan targets and objectives are met. Exploiting new product opportunities and providing Product and Technical support both internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collation and presentation of key information to the Product Head on schedule and ad hoc basis in respect of the product range.
- To manage, maintain and review the product range to ensure they remain current, competitive, compliant and able to meet business targets in respect of allocated accounts and/or schemes.
- To present pricing recommendations to the Product Head based on analysis of data, broker intel, pricing and MI team.
- To manage new product developments and amendments.
- Collation and presentation of key information to the Product Head on schedule and on an ad- hoc basis in respect of the product range.
- Fully understand underwriting performance metrics to enable collation and presentation of key account information to the Product Head at agreed intervals and dealing with ad-hoc requests relating to products, pricing and MI.
- To research the market, through broker Intel, media and personal contacts, so as to remain up to date on all developing issues and opportunities.
- Management of key accounts and other agreed key business relationships, to maintain and develop profitable accounts, and to explore any product opportunities and resolve issues that exist.
- Nurture broker relationships to meet the needs of the business plan whilst using that relationship to obtain feedback from our customers of their experience.
- To investigate and respond to queries from the operational area in relation to policy issues.
About You:
- Experienced Underwriter.
- Data Mining Experience.
- Has an analytical background.
- Previous experience within the insurance market.
- Commercial awareness, market knowledge, process awareness.
- Data analysis including presentation of observations and proposed actions.
- Work well within a team environment as well as able to self-motivate and use initiative.
- Good knowledge of Excel functions.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of SAS software would be beneficial.
Why us?
Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is one of the largest Managing General Agents in the UK. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products.
Our success is underpinned by our underwriting strategy to identify and apply special risk factors to the customers’ advantage. That, and our skilled underwriting technicians who are friendly, accessible and empowered to make decisions.
We only transact business through professional UK insurance intermediaries and we take pride in fostering excellent working relationships. Our products feature prominently on Aggregators' sites, such as (url removed), Go Compare and Compare the Market, via our broker partners.
What we offer in return?
- A collaborative and fast paced work environment
- 25 days annual leave plus of Bank Holidays and the ability to buy an additional five days holiday
- Health Cash Plan
- A benefit scheme that offers discounts and cashback on shopping, restaurants, travel and more
- Life Assurance 4x annual salary
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