A leading Insurer is seeking to recruit a talented Underwriting Development Manager to both grow profitable business and to deliver technical excellence.
Overall purpose
To maximise profitability of the Household and Buy To Let business through channel, scheme, product and peril reviews and co-ordinating action with the Pricing function.
To provide underwriting input to tenders and schemes to support profitable business development.
Key Responsibilities
As an experienced Underwriter of Personal Lines business you will be involved in delivering underwriting strategy for the business through proactive technical management of delegated authority schemes, including performance analysis.
To grow and support profitable household, let property and creditor business. You will therefore be required to build close working relationships both internally and externally to provide an excellent service.
You will also be responsible for underwriting referrals at case level and driving technical excellence to maximise growth and profitability.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience required
The role requires a skilled technical underwriter with experience in managing, coaching and motivating a technical underwriting team.
The successful candidate will have:
• expert working knowledge of household and let property underwriting and preferably a good understanding of creditor products,
• experience of broker scheme development
• excellent relationship skills with professional and positive approach.
• outstanding communication and presentation skills are highly desired.
• in terms of qualifications the applicant will ideally be ACII qualified or have made progression towards this.
Overall a highly driven and forward thinking person who will really throw himself or herself into growing the business is required
