Underwriter, Insurance

Underwriter role at Ecclesiastical Insurance UK

We’re looking for an Underwriter to join our Newcastle office. 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Permanent.

Location:

Newcastle (other regional Lycetts offices can be considered).

Lycetts Insurance Brokers
, proudly part of Benefact Group
, is seeking an Underwriter to expand our renewal portfolio and engage with diverse binders across multiple sectors. This role will involve collaborating closely with brokers, shaping new products, and building strong relationships with insurers and colleagues to drive business success.

• Playing a key role in managing and growing a developing renewal and new business portfolio.
• Opportunities to cross‑train across various binders and different sectors.
• Working with our broking team to ensure a smooth renewal process, reviewing and improving processes and client outcomes.
• Helping to establish new products within the underwriting team, building relationships with both insurers and our account executives/handlers.
• Offering expert advice and solutions to our broking arm.
• Working on client‑centric projects, standardising and automating processes through innovative technology deployment.
• Being part of a growing team.

• Previous insurance industry knowledge, with experience in Farm & Estate or Commercial underwriting. We are interested in hearing from underwriters with different levels of experience and can position the role around the candidate.
• An insatiable appetite to learn and a positive, solution‑focused mindset.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• The ability to build and nurture co‑operative and productive relationships across the broader team.

• Cert CII qualified

• A competitive salary – let’s discuss it.
• Hybrid working available upon successful completion of probation.
• Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme.
• Annual bonus scheme (discretionary based on individual and company performance).
• Life assurance cover up to 4× salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years’ service respectively).
• Career development opportunities with funded support and financial incentives for all professional qualifications.
• An employee assistance programme with a wide range of benefits helping employees to stay healthy and feel supported.

The Lycetts underwriting team is working to achieve something that is extremely rare in the broking world, separating delegated authority from the broking arm of the business, and in turn developing a centre for underwriting excellence. The centre for excellence will provide underwriters of all levels the opportunity to grow and expand both personally and commercially, whilst providing a close‑knit support network.

The Lycetts Group has over 60 years’ experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135‑year history and the diversity of what we do has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from everyone.

* Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017‑26