Working Hours
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Duration
Permanent.
Location
Manchester.
Job Ref
204860.
Overview
Ecclesiastical Insurance, part of Benefact Group, is looking for a Senior Underwriter to join our Manchester office. This Underwriting position sits within our Church Operations Department and primarily supports our church customer base on a direct basis.
Responsibilities
- Developing, negotiating, and profitably underwriting existing business caseload within own authority and in line with rate/commercial strategy, delivering underwriting excellence through specialist knowledge and support.
- Ownership of a dedicated portfolio of complex cases.
- Acting as referral point for the team providing coaching & training in an appropriate time frame.
- Support the team self-audit process including completing audits and implementing solutions to improve future results.
- Planning, prioritising and managing individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLAs to deliver exceptional customer service.
- Effective and appropriate communication and engagement with direct customers through a variety of communication channels.
- Build and maintain commercial relationships with key clients and represent the company at customer, partner and industry events where required.
- Actively expanding personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CII, CPD).
Qualifications
- Proven Underwriting experience.
- A track record of delivering exceptional customer service as an individual and as an effective part of the team. To be proactive with desire to continuously improve.
- Commitment to deliver exceptional service contributing both as an individual and as an effective part of a team.
Desirable
- ACII/DIP/role relevant qualification or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
- The ability to build collaborative, productive relationships.
- Able to act as a coach, empowering others within a commercial environment.
Benefits
- A competitive salary – let's discuss it.
- Hybrid working.
- Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution.
- Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme.
- An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance.
- £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice.
- Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Full study support to gain professional qualifications.
- Access to virtual GP.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
Inclusive Language / EEO statement
We welcome applications from everyone. If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
Hiring Manager Quote
The Church & Commercial Underwriting team in Manchester are known for delivering exceptional service and technical expertise. Over the years, we’ve built a reputation for doing things the right way — combining specialist knowledge with a genuine commitment to supporting our Methodist customers and the wider community.
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35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Duration
Permanent.
Location
Manchester.
Job Ref
204860.
Overview
Ecclesiastical Insurance, part of Benefact Group, is looking for a Senior Underwriter to join our Manchester office. This Underwriting position sits within our Church Operations Department and primarily supports our church customer base on a direct basis.
Responsibilities
- Developing, negotiating, and profitably underwriting existing business caseload within own authority and in line with rate/commercial strategy, delivering underwriting excellence through specialist knowledge and support.
- Ownership of a dedicated portfolio of complex cases.
- Acting as referral point for the team providing coaching & training in an appropriate time frame.
- Support the team self-audit process including completing audits and implementing solutions to improve future results.
- Planning, prioritising and managing individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLAs to deliver exceptional customer service.
- Effective and appropriate communication and engagement with direct customers through a variety of communication channels.
- Build and maintain commercial relationships with key clients and represent the company at customer, partner and industry events where required.
- Actively expanding personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CII, CPD).
Qualifications
- Proven Underwriting experience.
- A track record of delivering exceptional customer service as an individual and as an effective part of the team. To be proactive with desire to continuously improve.
- Commitment to deliver exceptional service contributing both as an individual and as an effective part of a team.
Desirable
- ACII/DIP/role relevant qualification or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
- The ability to build collaborative, productive relationships.
- Able to act as a coach, empowering others within a commercial environment.
Benefits
- A competitive salary – let’s discuss it.
- Hybrid working.
- Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution.
- Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme.
- An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance.
- £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice.
- Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Full study support to gain professional qualifications.
- Access to virtual GP.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
Inclusive Language / EEO statement
We welcome applications from everyone. If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
Hiring Manager Quote
The Church & Commercial Underwriting team in Manchester are known for delivering exceptional service and technical expertise. Over the years, we’ve built a reputation for doing things the right way — combining specialist knowledge with a genuine commitment to supporting our Methodist customers and the wider community.
#J-18808-Ljbffr…