Underwriting Assistant

About This Role

This Underwriting Assistant will support an industry-leading international insurance institution, working with national and statewide companies and high-profile clients to maintain efficient underwriting processes and provide excellent customer service. This is a permanent position on the specialty property team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Underwriters in the delivery of an effective and efficient administration service
• Provide pre-underwriting and rating support to Underwriters and other staff
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry and scanning of risk documentation onto all systems within agreed service levels
• Perform data verification, integrity & accuracy checks for risk entries
• Photocopy, log, and scan quotes and declinatures, filing, archiving and scanning
• Interact with other teams (Claims, Finance, Compliance, Management Services, underwriting) on matters affecting accounts
• Help maintain team standards by supporting other underwriting assistants
• Provide accurate management information to management team and underwriters
• Produce ad hoc reports, presentations and marketing literature for managers, underwriters and other staff
• Provide professional service to brokers in person, writing, email and telephone
• Maintain and develop key relationships including brokers and external clients, responding to client queries
• Attend client meetings as required

Requirements

• Accurate and numerate
• Good working knowledge of MS Office
• Well developed spreadsheet skills
• Manuscript experience
• Commercial property experience
• Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
• Motivational skills, team worker as well as able to work on own initiative
• The ability to manage time, meet deadlines and priorities

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits