This is an exciting opportunity to become a Team Leader responsible for managing a team and profitable underwriting of Commercial insurance.
Key responsibilities
• Provide leadership to the team to achieve agreed service standard level agreements and productivity levels
• Ensure that the team are achieving budgeted renewal retention level on existing business
• Develop team members and monitor their performance
• Underwrite consistently and profitability
• Develop close, effective relationships with brokers and regional underwriters
• Identify and challenge non-standard underwriting decisions
• Identify non performing broker accounts in terms of key performance indicators and work with the relevant regional underwriters to ensure appropriate action is taken
• Act as a point of referral point for trainee underwriters
Key requirements
• Two years relevant development underwriting experience
• Demonstrable drive, self motivation and determination to achieve results
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to make decisions in difficult and complex situations.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and leadership skills
