Underwriter

*Assistant Underwriter - Surety - Permanent - Norwich*

Assistant Surety Underwriters

Full-time permanent

Norwich

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join our clients Surety Underwriting team based in Norwich.

This is a specialist team dealing with niche commercial products and full training and development will be provided. No previous experience of this class of business is required but any previous underwriting or financial analysis based education would be an advantage.

Role Description:

You will work as part of a team to assist in the delivery of an underwriting service and strategy, whilst operating within agreed guidelines. You will balance the need to support the wider team with a desire to build your own underwriting capability.

Duties:

• Support Underwriting Team by completing pre Renewal/Quotation reviews and post sales administration
• Provide ad-hoc support as required to ensure front line Underwriters are focused on winning business
• Provide excellent service levels within agreed SLA to ensure transactional level deadlines are met
• Provide regular reporting & MI to ensure the Manager can accurately assess performance against objectives
• Make progress towards achieving first Underwriting Licences to enable autonomous Underwriting of standard risks within authority
• Provide trading support by prospecting and pre vetting new opportunities to provide Trading Underwriters with warm leads

Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of an underwriting discipline or financial analysis (preferred)
• Excellent customer service provided through good knowledge of product range and supporting systems
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team member
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of standard computer software
• Self starter who is determined to progress their development
• Confident communicating to senior people within our Customer's organisations via email, telephone and occasionally face to face.

What will you get from this role?

• A competitive salary
• A defined contribution pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Excellent flexi-benefits package

If you wish to apply for the above position, please send through your CV.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 24 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Adecco is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer.