Underwriter, Insurance

Underwriter – Zurich Cover-More

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Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Uxbridge or Dublin

Job Category:
Insurance & Superannuation

At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, delivering proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover for all.

Launched in December 2024, it is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our customer‑facing brands include Travel Guard, Cover‑More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. For more information visit

This role is part of the Cover‑More Europe team, which provides insurance solutions across travel, car hire, specialty, and pet sectors in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the rest of Europe. For more than twenty years, we have delivered policies through our distribution partnerships, focusing on simple and seamless customer experiences and a genuine commitment to protection and care.

• Act as the go‑to expert for policy wording, ensuring all documents are accurate, compliant, and customer‑friendly.
• Review, draft, and update policy wordings in line with regulatory requirements and Zurich Cover‑More standards.
• Work with the underwriting team on the transfer of an existing portfolio, maintaining strong relationships with business partners, customers, and internal teams.
• Identify and address risks or issues during the transition, ensuring continuity of cover and service.
• Work closely with underwriting, legal, compliance, and product teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Support the development of new products or changes to existing ones, focusing on wording clarity and customer benefit.
• Assess competitors’ products in markets by distribution channel.
• Review commercial terms, conduct risk, internal underwriting governance.
• Align with partnerships and direct sales teams to understand different audiences in different market and ensure delivery of product fit.
• Use customer insights to provide direction for product amendments.

• Proven experience in an assistant or underwriting role, ideally general insurance personal lines within an insurer; broking experience, claims roles, or customer service with touchpoints in multiple markets is also considered.
• Familiarity with policy wording reviews.
• Willingness to support colleagues, share expertise, and work collaboratively for the best customer outcomes.
• Relevant insurance qualifications (or working towards them).

We value optimism, caring, togetherness, results‑orientation, and forward‑thinking.

Our hybrid approach allows 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

We offer regular annual and personal leave, anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.

Health insurance package with comprehensive mental health coverage, Employee Assistance Program, and a pension scheme with employer contributions.

Diversity and inclusion:
We respect who you are and welcome you to bring your whole self to work.

Complimentary travel insurance for you and your community.

Career growth with onboarding, continuous professional development, and supportive work environment.

Entry level

Full‑time

Finance and Sales

Insurance