Senior Property & Package Underwriter

Chubb; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Are you interested in working for one of the world’s largest property & casualty with excellent employee benefits and offices in 54 countries?

Are you looking for your next challenge in the insurance industry to progress your career in Underwriting? If this sounds like you and you are passionate about client service, motivated and inquisitive, then we would love to hear from you.

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Underwriter/Senior Underwriter to form a key part of Chubb's Underwriting Team. The successful candidate will have experience in multiline P&C underwriting and will have responsibility for growth of the Portfolio with key Brokers and Clients, whilst maintaining and developing a portfolio of existing accounts.

This exciting role could suit either an existing Senior Underwriter who is hungry, motivated, inquisitive and in need of a new challenge, or a similarly minded passionate individual currently working at Underwriter level who feels ready for that step up and elevation in their career.

Key Responsibilities:

• To underwrite new business and renewals according to defined underwriting guidelines, specified budget and local business plan.
• To represent and promote Chubb corporately to brokers, internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Servicing key producers and clients, through an engaged programme of pro-active external visitation, monitoring business acquisition and retention as well as maximising cross-selling opportunities.
• To assist in formulating and implementing underwriting strategy, forecasts and portfolio management in order to achieve underwriting profitability. To ensure quality control within defined area of responsibility.
• To assist with development of products within areas of specialist expertise in order to improve client retention and new business. This may involve collaborating with peers within and across business lines in Europe as well as globally.
• To meet company standards in respect of policy documentation, timeframe for quoting new and renewal business and compliance issues.
• To manage junior colleagues as well as providing mentoring, training and coaching where appropriate. In so doing, ensuring a high quality underwriting team.
• To allocate resources to meet business objectives.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Considerable market experience
• ACII preferred.
• Continues to develop technical and broader business skills
• Comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of Corporate Underwriting experience, the insurance market and competitors.
• Solid experience of dealing with brokers and clients.
• Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative.
• An experienced professional who is recognised externally.
• Experience of leadership, training, mentoring and people development preferred but not essential.

What can you expect in return?

• Competitive Salary, Non-Contributory Pension & Annual Bonus Scheme
• 25 days Annual Leave plus ability to Purchase 5 Additional Days
• Private Medical Cover, Employee Share Purchase Plan, Life Assurance & Subsidised Gym Membership
• Learning & Development Offerings, Networking, Mentoring & Development Opportunities.
• 1-day annual Charitable leave, Cycle to Work Scheme, Active Sports & Social Committee, Employee Assistance Program.

Flexible Working

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements. This can be discussed with the Recruitment Business Partner managing this position.

Integrity. Client focus. Respect. Excellence. Teamwork

Our core values dictate how we live and work. We’re an ethical and honest company that’s wholly committed to its clients. A business that’s engaged in mutual trust and respect for its employees and partners. A place where colleagues perform at the highest levels. And a working environment that’s collaborative and supportive.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Chubb we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.