{"id":11678,"date":"2024-04-24T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/senior-underwriter-reinsurance-accident-health-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:00:06","slug":"senior-underwriter-reinsurance-accident-health-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/senior-underwriter-reinsurance-accident-health-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Underwriter, Reinsurance &#8211; Accident &#038; Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Employer:<\/b> QBE Management Services (UK) Limited<br \/>\n<b>Salary:<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Date Added:<\/b> 26\/03\/2024<\/p>\n<p><b><b>Primary Details<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p> Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee We are hiring \u2013 your career at QBE, let\u2019s make it happen! We are currently hiring for a Senior Underwriter to join our Accident &amp; Health team at QBE Re in London.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The portfolio consists of 4 sub-portfolios: Treaty, Direct &amp; Facultative, Sports and International Medical Expenses<\/p>\n<p>With hybrid office working and excellent benefits including 30 days holiday, you will be working in a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative environment. We\u2019re the down-to-earth, international insurer that is neither too big nor small, so you can make a real  impact! <\/p>\n<p><b>Your new role<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significantly contribute to the creation and delivery of the portfolio business plan, with specific responsibility for your area(s) of expertise<\/li>\n<li>In respect of your area of expertise monitor and report on progress, identify deviations, recommend remedial action, and implement to achieve business objectives<\/li>\n<li>Recommend to the Portfolio Manager resources needed to deliver the plan<\/li>\n<li>Underwrite Reinsurance risks to meet business objectives including: Negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for existing and new business | Managing production and issue of contract certainty documentation | Ensuring compliance with internal and external  regulations and guidelines<br \/>Oversee and contribute to compliance within your area(s) of expertise with QBE Underwriting Authorities, legal and regulatory requirements, peer review and QBE Underwriting standards\/best practices<\/li>\n<li>Oversee and contribute to the compliance of the agreed aggregate management guidelines, including RDS returns as required within your area of expertise<\/li>\n<li>\u2022Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including customers, brokers, industry bodies, business partners, reinsurers, and colleagues, to maximize influence<\/li>\n<li>Keep abreast of professional education, market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness, specifically in your area(s) of expertise, to be able to operate effectively and appropriately<\/li>\n<li>Support the portfolio manager in ensuring the team, resources, and processes are aligned with business needs and fit for purpose, with specific reference\/responsibility to your area(s) of expertise<br \/>Support the portfolio manager to manage resource, motivate, develop, and focus the team(s) to maintain required standards of performance and engagement. Support the continual personal and professional development of team members, with specific reference\/responsibility  for your area of expertise<\/li>\n<li>When applicable, in conjunction with the portfolio manager, establish clear accountabilities and authority levels for direct reports and build a strong culture of accountability and performance to ensure delivery of goals<\/li>\n<li>Lead by example, by motivating and coaching team members to ensure the relevant knowledge and expertise is shared for their continuing personal and professional development<\/li>\n<li>Adhere and promote conduct in accordance with QBE DNA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About you<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding of class specific underwriting and reinsurance<\/li>\n<li>People management \u2013 able to lead a team to QBE levels of behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication<\/li>\n<li>Excellent negotiation<\/li>\n<li>Ability to analyse data and use for decision making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding of Word, Excel and other departmental software packages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why QBE? At My Best <\/b><\/p>\n<p>At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that\u2019s why we have created \u201cAt My Best\u201d. It\u2019s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn\u2019t 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\u2019s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE  DNA &#8211; because we know it\u2019s not just what we do that matters, it\u2019s how we do it that makes the difference.&nbsp; In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse  workforce.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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 (https:\/\/careers\/flex-qbe\/).<\/p>\n<p>Some of the award\u2019s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner &#8211; <\/b>Insurance Business Canada<\/p>\n<p><b>Employer of the Year 2022<\/b><b>Winner<\/b> \u2013 Insurance Insider<\/p>\n<p><b>British Claims Awards 2022 Winner<\/b> &#8211; InsurTech Award&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner &#8211; <\/b>Claims Product Solution of the Year&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 <\/b>Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 <\/b>Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity &amp; Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women\u2019s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent<\/p>\n<p><b>Inclusion of Diversity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ESG &amp; Sustainability<\/b><\/p>\n<p> At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.&nbsp; Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable  and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE\u2019s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning  impact investment initiati<\/p>\n<p><b>Application Deadline:<\/b> 05\/06\/2024<br \/>\n<b>Contract Type:<\/b> Permanent<br \/>\n<b>Submitted Applications:<\/b> 3<\/p>\n<p><a class='btn btn-block btn-primary theme-btn-primary' style='text-align: center; text-decoration: none; margin: auto 0;width: 100%;' href='https:\/\/www.reed.co.uk\/jobs\/senior-underwriter-reinsurance-accident-health\/52377853' target='_blank' rel=\"noopener\"> Apply Now <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employer: QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Salary: Date Added: 26\/03\/2024 Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee We are hiring \u2013 your career<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ruslan-burlaka-140945.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}