Job Description:

Our clients are seeking an experienced underwriter with a minimum of 10 years' underwriting or related experience in the insurance industry within construction & Engineering lines of business for an exciting role in their company.

Our clients are looking for a strong team player who is also able to work on their own initiative within authority limits, has excellent attention to detail in order to maintain accuracy of data and file records. You will need to be customer focused, providing excellent customer service skills both internally to the team, as well as externally, with brokers. The candidate needs to be a self-starter, who can manage high volumes during busy periods, has the ability to take and execute instructions and meet deadlines, you must work well under pressure and be able to prioritise tasks, especially during busy periods. 

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in their own self professional development and will need to be CII qualified or working towards, as well as regularly attending training events to continue their own professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Underwriting new business profitably and accurately, reviewing and analysing (Re)insurance proposals received in order to determine what degree of risk, if any, to accept on the business's behalf, by reference to relevant, up to date market information, statistics and specialist data
• Negotiating the most favourable terms with brokers and clients, ensuring that our client's income is maximised whilst its risk exposure is minimised proposals received in order to determine what degree of risk, if any, to accept on the business's behalf, by reference to relevant, up to date market information, statistics and specialist data
• Ensuring that all decisions regarding the insurance terms to be offered to clients are made in accordance with documented Underwriting procedures and individual UW guidelines
• Liaising regularly and providing guidance to our client's support and production teams based in Malta, Jordan, KL, Dubai, Casablanca and other offices, to ensure that procedures and process are operating as required and in a consistent manner
• Undertaking regular peer reviews in accordance with internal standards and requirements