Underwriting Team Leader

If you have strong team leadership experience, and if people management is your driver, this role could be for you.

We are recruiting for an experienced and dynamic Underwriting Team Leader for our longstanding client, to manage an underwriting team through their day to day work, and inspire them to be better. You will experience of Commercial underwriting to provide a foundation of knowledge to enable you to identify knowledge gaps in the team, to help you organise the workloads accordingly, and to also provide the mechanism for training needs.

The Role of Underwriting Team Leader

Manage a team of up to 10 staff through their day-to-day duties, ensuring reasonable allocation of work, and follow through with the right activity

Ensure that the brokers receive the level of service they come to expect, dealing with shortfalls and reallocation of work as necessary to meet deadlines.

Act as the "go to" for brokers where service improvements are required or where more urgent actions are needed

Learn the niche business that our Client operates in, such that you can also provide additional underwriting support through the team.

Hybrid role, but with expectations to 'want' to be in the office at least 2 or 3 days a week to effectively manage the team

The Client

An A-rated Global carrier, with over 40,000 employees, and with a longstanding insurer of Commercial and Specialty Commercial products, with a renowned history of ever-developing products and prudent underwriting

Career development opportunities through the business

A proclaimed responsible employer, with a sound emphasis on ensuring the culture of the business meets employees' needs as well as those of the customer

You

As an Underwriting Team Leader, you will possess strong leadership and management skills, being able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of staff members to effect solid workload management and training needs

You will possess at least 5 years experience of Commercial Underwriting, whether in mainstream or niche products

Have the ability to manage all internal stakeholders through effective communication

Have a dynamic and can-do attitude, being prepared to offer new ideas and solutions to drive improvements through the business

Benefits

A starting salary of up to £70,000 - depending on experience

25 days holiday with the ability to buy additional leave

Group Bonus - on target earnings 10%, upto 20% depending on results

Pension benefits

Private Medical Insurance and Dental

Permanent Health Insurance, Critical Illness and Life Assurance included

A variety of Health and Wellbeing benefits

Contact Neil Findley or Mark Holloway for further details..