Overview
We’re looking for an Assistant Underwriter to join our organisation. It’s an amazing chance to work with some leading industry talent whilst learning directly from them! You'll underwrite and service some of our existing accounts with the expertise of an experienced underwriter by your side. Evaluating new business by using sensible and recognised underwriting practices. Using good judgement, along with your industry insight; to increase the financial performance of our company. How you'll make an impact Balancing new business, renewal, rating and adjustment enquiries from your clients. You also deal with claims cover requests, ensuring you align to our service standards. Targeted across a number of important metrics; clearly outlined and tangible during your performance year. One focus is maintaining a healthy renewal retention rate! We know that you love a challenge and always rise to the test; especially when contacting brokers during renewal negotiations. Always searching for an opportunity to sell our product range. You'll speak with our accounts team to handle any financial queries that arise. Using proven analytical skills to provide statistics on some of your more difficult cases. Detect and assess risks that are considered both ‘standard’ and ‘non-standard’. About You You're aware of, if not already working towards your CII/ Dip CII qualification and educated to good A-Level standard or equivalent. With sound knowledge of general insurance and underlying legal principles and practices, especially London Market / Lloyd’s and Industry databases. Knowledge of underwriting and servicing accounts, you are happy using technical knowledge to handle claim queries, resulting in an engaged service. You cleverly extract and piece together information from a broad range of different sources; highlighting your experience of client renewals and seeing business opportunities. With strong communication and social skills with clients and colleagues alike; you’re also highly numerate. Your analytical, problem solving approach coupled with initiative and dedicated attitude is a real key for success, and we love that. Motivated, ambitious and compassionate means that you slot in well to the team and provide a first class service to our clients. Eligible to work in the UK. Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more…