Overview
Head of Underwriting atArc Legal Group. Arc Legal Group is a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products and services with deep knowledge and experience in our chosen markets. With over two decades of industry experience, we are experts in our field with superb products and market knowledge with digital innovation at the heart of our business. We are reliable, ethical, and obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service. Flexibility is central to our business ethos, and our underwriting knowledge and capacity is supported by our parent company, AmTrust, and trusted relationships with capacity providers including RSA and Great American Insurance. We’re Arc Legal and we are a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products. Part of the global AmTrust Financial group, we have more than 20 years of experience and as experts in our field, we are obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service.
We are now looking for a Head of Underwriting to join our team, based out of our offices in Colchester.
This leadership role has principal responsibility for all underwriting activity across the Arc Legal business including applying the permissions granted under binding authorities issued by capacity providers.
With responsibility for a team of 3 underwriters, this role would suit you if you are a seasoned lead/senior underwriter, with demonstrable experience of building strong relationships and negotiating with capacity providers combined with leading an underwriting team. We do not expect you to be an expert in legal expenses insurance, but a broad understanding of the ancillaries market would be helpful. What is more important is that you can demonstrate strong technical and team leadership capability.
Along with basic contractual benefits, such as 25 days holidays and pension, we offer a host of other benefits including free insurances (Private medical insurance, Dental insurance, Life Assurance, Income Protection and Travel), discounted gym membership, fruit delivered to the office twice a week, 24/7 virtual GP support and free parking.
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Responsibilities
* Lead underwriting activity across Arc Legal, including managing binding authority permissions with capacity providers.
* Manage and develop a team of 3 underwriters, fostering strong relationships with capacity providers.
* Demonstrate strong technical underwriting capability and team leadership.
Qualifications / Skills
* Experience as a lead or senior underwriter in the ancillary insurance market.
* Ability to build relationships and negotiate with capacity providers.
* Broad understanding of the ancillaries market; not required to be an expert in legal expenses insurance.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Finance
* Industries: Insurance
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