Motor Trade Underwriter

Motor TradeUnderwriter

At AXA UK, we’ve just picked up another award for being a top place to work! We’re not only one of the Glassdoor 2021 Best Places to Work reflecting our amazing people, benefits and culture but a Times Top 50 Employer for Women as well, a reflection of our commitment to equality in the workplace.

We now have a fantastic opportunity to join the Commercial Underwriting Motor Trade team as a Motor Trade Underwriter, joining us on a full-time (35 hours p/w) permanent basis as we experience an exciting growth trajectory as we invest in our workforce of the future.

As part of our new smart working strategy at AXA UK, the Motor Trade Underwriter position can be performed as a hybrid role working some days from home and some days in any of our Commercial offices that are local to you including Birmingham, Bolton, Bristol, Glasgow, Ipswich, Leeds, Maidstone, Manchester or Reading and we are very happy to talk flexible working.

AXA Commercial is undergoing significant transformation, with a large portfolio of change projects including a major redesign of the operating model through the Blueprint programme. We are looking for ambitious individuals to take on this challenge and take advantage of this opportunity. The Blueprint programme is built upon the foundation of 9 key changes to the Commercial Operating Model that will deliver the planned GWP, Loss Ratio and Expense Ratio benefits committed to in our strategic business plan. An exciting part of the Blueprint proposition is the creation of a Motor Trade Specialistteam;a virtual and national team that will allow us to deliver consistent and efficient service to Motor Trade customers through a specialised team across the country. It will enable us to show real intent to grow our Motor Trade business and to offer our people in this field a clearer career path. The role of the Motor Trade Underwriter will be key in driving profitable growth through effective underwriting of cases within empowerment; delivery of trading targets and building underwriting relationships with brokers. About theMotor Trade Underwriter role

You will deliver planned financial result through effective underwriting of cases and demonstrate your contribution to loss ratio control by effectively adhering to branch UW controls. As our Motor Trade underwriter, we want you to identify poorly performing accounts and investigate reasons for lack of retention, discuss actions with senior underwriters, Team Managers and Account Managers and implement those actions to increase retention and improve profitability. You will contribute to the development of colleagues by coaching and acting as a ‘point of contact’ to assist with decision making and empowerment of the wider team. You’ll build effective trading relationships with Brokers through trading activity and be recognised as a positive trading partner.

This is an exciting time to be joining AXA Commercial, which is led by a leadership team each with over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Paula Parslow, Operations Manager said:

“I’m looking for Underwriters who are looking for a new challenge, it’s a great opportunity as we have a strong team and are really proud of our technical capability and the profitable contribution that NTC has made to AXA Commercial. With new brokers moving in, there is lots to get involved in: complex and interesting risks, brokers who want to partner with us and a great team who enjoy what they do and support one another’’.

At AXA we are committed to developing our employees, so you can be the best that you can be and contribute to the ongoing success of our business. We need professionals with the right skills and knowledge across all our business areas and would happily support you gaining the ACII qualification, to include 5 days study leave, costs of study and annual subscription cost.

Diversity & Inclusion

At AXA Insurance, we believe that a culture of inclusion and diversity is critical to our business and regardless of our differences, we all have something to bring to the table. We recognise that diversity means we can attract the greatest talent, to harness and develop individual skills and create a brilliant place to work. AXA believes a happy and engaged workforce that strives to celebrate diversity, enables us to be the very best we can be for all our customers.

With a strong Diversity and Inclusion agenda that goes beyond just focusing on the Protected Characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, we really want to achieve a culture where everybody can bring 100% of themselves to work. After all, different people working together make an organisation more dynamic and stronger. It’s key to sustaining our competitive advantage, today and in the future.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for proactive individuals who have strong decision-making skills and able to role model our AXA Values, Customer First, One AXA, Courage and Integrity. You will understand the Motor Trade appetite and underwriting guide and have experience of handing renewal and/or new business. We need a pragmatic decision making candidate with good analytic and interpersonal skills to be able to do this role effectively. If you have a strong trading capability with commercial awareness, negotiation skills and ability to build strong relationships, this role is for you. Progress towards Dip CII qualification is desirable.

As you’d expect from a global leader, our reward package is a world-beater – here’s a small selection of our current benefits: • Hybrid home/office flexible working options available. • Company/Performance related bonus • Generous contribution-based pension scheme (company pays up to 12%) • Life assurance (10 x base salary pay-out) • Minimum 23 days annual leave plus public holidays • Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave • Special leave for emergencies, bereavements, family planning • 3 Days Volunteering/Charity Days • Free live online fitness classes (Yoga, HIIT, Thai Chi and more) • Up to 50% off PureGym membership • 24/7 mental wellbeing support (through Thrive app) • Dedicated financial support (through AXA-paid Nudge) • Discounted shopping vouchers scheme • Free LinkedIn Learning access • Professional Qualification support • Generous enhanced parental/adoption leave • Fabulous opportunities for secondments and sabbaticals • Excellent AXA discounts (car insurance, house insurance, private medical cover)

At AXA UK, we embrace smart working and are extremely happy to talk about flexible options that suit your needs.

AXA UK is proud to have just been awarded 24th Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, reflecting how much our colleagues love working here. Read what our employees say about working at AXA here: https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-AXA-UK-

We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Talk to harriet.griffiths@axa-uk.co.uk for more information

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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.

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