Assistant Underwriter - Western Region

Job Title: Assistant Underwriter

Division: Property

Reports To: As per Beazley's organisation chart

Key Relationships: Brokers, Underwriters, Claims Staff, Other Staff, external Clients and suppliers

Job Summary: To provide underwriting support to the Commercial Property team and ensure that the administrative processes are run as efficiently to serve both internal and external clients.

FLSA: Exempt

Key Responsibilities:

Underwriting support

• Review new and renewal submissions and initiate the underwriting process, including but not limited to:
  • Review accounts to understand the risk and exposure
  • Request missing information from brokers
  • Provide opinion of risk and recommendations to underwriters
  • Prepare raters, modelling, account loss history, and other tools as needed
  • Review inspection reports and track recommendation compliance
  • Provide year-over-year comparisons on accounts
• Review MTA's (mid-term adjustments) and submit instructions for processing
• Prepare and analyze reports as needed
• Ensure compliance items are met within Beazley's policies and procedures
• Provide ad hoc support to underwriters as needed
• Organize and prepare manuscript policies for issuance

Broker/Client Interaction

• Liaise with brokers and other key partners
• Respond to client queries in an accurate and timely fashion
• Provide professional service to brokers in person, by email and on the telephone
• Chase open quotes and record final disposition

Internal Interaction

• Liaise with internal support teams to ensure accurate document preparation
• Coordinate with wordings/legal team to compose insurance contracts
• Take an active role in training Underwriting Assistants and other team members
• Submit instructions to Underwriting Assistants and be a resource for internal support staff
• Provide assistance to internal support staff during peak periods if necessary

Education and Qualifications

Minimum graduate level / Bachelor's Degree education

Skills and Abilities

• Administrative Experience
• Strong computer skills: Intermediate-Advanced Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to manage own time, meet deadlines and prioritise work
• Accurate and numerate

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in the insurance industry
• Client service experience advantageous

Aptitude and Disposition

• Self-motivated
• Outcome focused
• Flexible and enthusiastic
• Team worker with the ability to work on own initiative

Competencies

• Customer focus
• Initiative
• Accuracy
• Information seeking
• Self-starter
• Team working
• Time management
• Achievement orientation
• Detail orientated
• Analytical thinking
• Communication skills

Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual's location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is 65k - 87k per year plus discretionary annual bonus. You will be able to discuss your salary expectations should you be contacted about this role.

This document is subject to review after consultation with your Manager.