Role: Senior UnderwriterDuration: FulltimeLocation: Homebased
What we expect from you:
You will have a proven working or higher level knowledge of Income Protection, Life, Critical Illness and disability productsYou will provide fair and balanced underwriting decisions using the appropriate amount of evidence necessaryYou will assess all applications that aren’t accepted by our online underwriting engine - initial applications, additional information, amendments plus assess medical and financial risks and evidence.You will have general knowledge of insurance industry codes and current practicesYou will liaise with Customer Services, Pricing, Sales and our reinsurance partners when required, representing the Underwriting department in a positive and collaborative wayYou will develop a good understanding of the business and contribute to 'best practice’ overall for our customers and colleaguesYou will be a Point of Contact for cases that require escalations and also support the complaints team with resolving and communicating complaints outcomesIn Senior positions you will be a Point of Contact for other underwriters and support, train and coach those less experienced within the department. This may be either on an ad hoc or more formal basis depending on the individual requirements.You will be innovative, forward thinking and able to identify opportunities for improvements in our philosophy, p...