Assistant Market Underwriter
Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis
Salary: Up to £30,000 depending on experience plus an excellent benefits package
Location: Birmingham or Farnborough
Closing date for applications: 12th September 2025
The opportunity:
We are seeking an energetic and ambitious individual to join our experienced team as Assistant Underwriter.
As an entry role into the exciting world of Property, Casualty and Motor underwriting within Zurich, we’ll support and train you – with both on the job training and funded professional development. Not only that, but you’ll be learning from some of the best underwriters in the industry.
Zurich Municipal is a leading provider of insurance and risk management solutions for the public and voluntary sectors. Since 1993 we’ve insured charities, voluntary organisations, housing associations, and the education and public sectors, helping our customers better understand and reduce the risks they face. We provide insurance for organisations of all sizes across the UK, from insuring a large local authority to small community groups.
The roles are within our market facing underwriting teams and provide a structured career path into the world of underwriting. They are a learning ground, providing opportunities to gain exposure to customers, their advisors and the many other professionals involved in the world of Risk Management and Insurance.
Working with our market underwriters you will be building your foundations for success – learning risk and insurance fundamentals, dealing with customer queries, producing documentation, instructing risk surveys with our surveyors amongst other things.
If you are analytically minded, are comfortable with numbers, enjoy detail and making decisions and are interested to learn more about the range of possibilities as an underwriter we’d love to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
1. Prepare data sets and conduct basic analysis.
2. Manage customer queries - providing a responsive and quality experience.
3. Instruct risk surveys, and provide a summary of findings to market underwriters
4. Working with market underwriters manage progress of Risk Improvement actions with customers.
5. Produce documentation
6. Be a team player and contribute to a standout service experience.
What are we looking for?
7. Ambition, willingness to learn, grow, and be part of a team.
8. Underwriting experience (within Property and Casualty) is a plus, but not required.
9. Numerate and at ease creating and manipulating data sets.
10. Ability to draw conclusions from data and create recommendations.
11. Attention to detail and ability to challenge processes and decisions.
12. Adaptability to different workloads and pressures.
13. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
What will you get in return?
Everyone’s different. That’s why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life. Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year. Our benefits include 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
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Who we are:
At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.
With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.
We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.
If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.
Our Culture:
At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we’re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we’ve won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.
We’ve an environment that places a real importance on our people’s wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We’re also committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.
We’re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we’ve awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid