Commercial Underwriter – Home Based or Hybrid from Harrogate or Darlington – ARD1076058
We’re seeking a talented Commercial Underwriter to join Geo Underwriting. This pivotal role offers flexibility for either office-based, home-based, or hybrid working arrangements. You will be responsible for driving the acquisition and retention of profitable, target business in line with company underwriting strategies across Geo Agriculture products. Your tasks include generating new business opportunities, underwriting, and maximizing existing business retention.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Initiate and develop new underwriting opportunities across relationships and products.
2. Demonstrate strong technical capabilities, trading, and negotiating skills to retain and acquire business.
3. Develop and maintain key account underwriting relationships.
4. Maintain knowledge and trading ability across all relevant Geo Agriculture binders.
5. Underwrite or take underwriting lead on complex risks.
6. Support product administration and development.
7. Collaborate with the technical team to develop new underwriting opportunities.
8. Acquire and retain profitable target business.
9. Achieve team and individual targets.
Ideal candidate profile:
1. Proven underwriting experience with Commercial Combined policies such as liability or property.
2. Effective training style, including experience as a trainer.
3. Experience writing profitable business in the Agriculture market is desirable.
4. Knowledge of legal and regulatory insurance frameworks.
5. Strong decision-making confidence.
6. Effective communication skills at all levels.
7. Highly organized with a focus on objectives and priorities.
Joining Geo Underwriting, part of the Ardonagh family, offers opportunities to earn an annual salary plus incentives and career growth. Benefits include:
* 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, with holiday trading options.
* Company-funded CII/ACII qualification support.
* Life Assurance, Income Protection, and Insurance.
* Career progression within the Ardonagh group.
* Opportunities to gain CII or ACII qualifications.
* Pensions scheme.
* Support for physical and mental wellbeing.
* Paid volunteering days.
* Recognition through the Spotlight Awards.
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