Employer: QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Salary: Date Added: 20/11/2023
Primary Details
Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee
Senior Underwriter – Casualty, Major Clients
(London/Home)
QBE are hiring for a Senior Underwriter to join our well-established and experienced UK Casualty team who focus on our major clients business. With a breadth of appetite, including multinational, in this role you will partner closely with broker and clients to underwrite across our growing portfolio in this market-facing role. We are underwriting led, empowering our underwriters to work autonomously – we are keen to speak with casualty professionals looking to make their next move!
Your role:
Perform complex underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
Support the development of the annual business plan for the portfolio and ensure delivery of the plan
Contribute and participate in all meetings, in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximize brand leverage
Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
Ensure the recording and measurement of insurance risks, including DUA’s where relevant, to ensure accuracy and good practice
Apply any reinsurance requirements to minimize risk and to deliver business plan objectives
Act as a technical expert to support the identification of issues and opportunities within area of expertise
Establish and strengthen strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximize influence and achieve business objective
Contribute and influence in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress toward business objectives
Contribute to the aggregate management and peer review processes to encourage and develop excellence
Motivate and develop the team by demonstrating good leadership behaviors and management best practice so as to support the achievement of business goal
About you:
Experience working within Casualty market on major client and/or equivalent business
Solid understanding of wordings, relevant regulations and market trends
Good interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and trust internally and externally.
Ability to analyse and use data for decision making with excellent negotiation skills
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today’s workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation
At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. That’s why we have created At My Best. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA – because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference. At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today’s workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.?
