Commercial Mid-Market Underwriter

Description

AXA Insurance will provide you with a platform to showcase your skills and further develop your career with our highly respected teams. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, through customer or through a number of corporate partners, our market-leading products are trusted by millions.

We have a fantastic opportunity due to our current significant growth plan, for an experienced Mid-Market Commercial Underwriter, to join either our Reading or Birmingham branch. The team is a dynamic group of insurance experts, with enviable expertise and strong market relationships, who deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions for our Mid-Market clients, working in partnership with our local brokers and supporting their growth plans.

The rapidly growing branch and underwriting team have a breadth of expertise, understanding and focus on providing tailored solutions for clients, that ensures the continuing success.

Working in the Commercial Underwriting Team, you’ll be responsible for underwriting business profitably, accurately, consistently and in line with established underwriting practices and governance framework, using the full range of appetite and tools available.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, such as part-time or condensed hours, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop credibility with brokers and customers, using effective questioning and influencing to understand all aspects of importance to both broker and customer, and keep them informed about ongoing activity
• Establish excellent trading relationships with brokers, through visits and large case liaison, to develop pipeline maximise financial results and to generate pipeline new business opportunities
• Build a reputation as a trading expert with a panel of intermediaries and build confidence in the branch ability through interaction with our Underwriting Technical Centre
• Identify poorly performing accounts and investigate reasons for lack of retention. Agree and implement actions with senior underwriter, Trading Team Manager & Account Manager to increase retention
• Contribute to the development of peers by coaching and acting as a reference point to assist in decision making within empowerment
• Support SME Trading Centre with intermediaries to enable a consistent and seamless service to be delivered

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

• Cert CII qualification with DIP CII desirable
• Strong trading capability – commercial awareness, negotiation skills, ability to build broker relationships within the commercial environment
• Pragmatic and confident decision maker with good numerical reasoning skills
• Analytical skills with proven experience of account monitoring and action planning
• Technical underwriting expertise in a composite insurance environment (non-package)
• Sound knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements for insurance (including treating customers fairly)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Risk assessment and risk management skill

What we offer

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary, dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to kate.wilding@axa-uk.co.uk.

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About AXA

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, a global insurance brand and a worldwide leader in financial services, AXA Insurance businesses employ over 5,500 in a network of offices across the UK. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, through brokers or through a number of corporate partners, our market-leading products are trusted by millions.