Account Underwriter job in Colchester at Time Appointments

Key Duties & Responsibilities: • To act as a point of contact for requests for technical assistance, guidance or decision from allocated binding authority cover holders and underwriters • To underwrite individual risk referrals within the scope of the individual’s underwriting licence, referring to a more senior authority holder where necessary, or where guidance is required • To maintain effective personal relationships with allocated binding authority cover holders and brokers with bespoke arrangements, including undertaking account performance reviews in conjunction with sales and development colleagues • To maintain a Technical Quality Monitoring programme in conjunction with allocated delegated authority cover holders that incorporates local quality management, file audit, underwriting licensing and competency assessment • To provide the Underwriting Director with management information, as and when required, detailing the technical underwriting and financial performance of allocated delegated authority cover holders and bespoke broker facilities • To provide the Underwriting Director with recommendations, supported by the appropriate management information, for any changes to underwriting strategy for allocated delegated authority cover holders and bespoke broker arrangements that are required to deliver the expected account underwriting performance • To support senior management in the development of new cover holder and bespoke broker arrangements and in the development of new products, provide peer support and technical guidance to underwriting colleagues where required and undertake any additional tasks that may be reasonably requested by senior management Applicants are required to have previous experience as an underwriter as well as having binding authority experience...View full job description