Professional Indemnity Trading Underwriter (Yorkshire/UK Wide)

Posted: 29 June 2021

Job description

A new opportunity has arisen working for a growing MGA based in West Yorkshire where they are currently looking for a Professional Indemnity Trading Underwriter. This organisation has the ability to move between or combine their business model enabling maximum flexibility in meeting intermediary requirements. They have a proven reputation as developers of bespoke commercial insurance products coupled with a unique combination of expertise, people, systems and access to underwriting capacity.

This role could be full time home based anywhere in the UK or a mixture of office/home if you reside locally to their office near Bradford/Leeds.

This particular opportunity is working within their P.I Underwriting division where you will be required to maintain and maximise intermediary relationships within the underwriting team, be a referral point on new business, and potentially look after the more complex cases if you are from a Senior Underwriter background. Basically, you will be responsible for - achieving Budget targets & ULR Ratio Targets, Customer Service and Underwriting standards. They would also like to develop the team going forward where you would be a key person to build a successful team around you, and therefore going forward this role could move into a more senior management position.

You will need to have previously worked in a commercial insurance underwriting environment and have good product knowledge on P.I. Key responsibilities will be to:-

• Strive for maximum efficiency, development and profitability
• Involved in new product development
• Renewal review and underwriting in accordance with the company’s underwriting strategy and Underwriting Guidelines
• Working with Business Development Managers to achieve business growth in accordance with new business targets
• Work in accordance with personal Underwriting Authority & in accordance with company’s service standards and understanding of Compliance rules
• To support and assist Commercial Underwriting Director/Operations Manager

The company are currently going through an extensive growth plan with the team looking to expand and it is therefore an ideal time to be joining the business and where employees will be encouraged and rewarded accordingly.

Attractive remuneration/package provided, basic of £30k to £50k (possibly more DOE) plus benefits, including additional support with industry exams.

For further information please contact And Baker on 07834 596414/0113 4931720 or email andy@cryerbaker.co.uk