Fleet Underwriter - New Business

Job title: Fleet Underwriter (New Business)

Salary: £Competitive, dependent on experience

Location: Manchester (2 Days A Week From Home)

Our client is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. Their commercial division protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive.

They are now looking for a new business-focused Fleet Underwriter to join their Manchester team and drive trading results by winning profitable new accounts. You’ll underwrite large commercial risks within your authority, focusing on mid-market cases, while building broker relationships that open up fresh opportunities and support branch growth objectives.

If you’re a confident, commercially minded underwriter who thrives on winning new business, this is a chance to make a real impact.

• Winning new Mid-Market Fleet business, underwriting it profitably, accurately and consistently in line with established practices and the tools and appetite available
• Developing strong trading relationships with brokers through visits and large case liaison, generating new business opportunities and maximising financial results
• Establishing yourself as a trading expert with a panel of intermediaries, building confidence in the branch’s capabilities through engagement with the Underwriting Technical Centre
• Taking part in meetings with brokers and end customers to showcase the business’s strengths and secure new business
• Helping colleagues build strong trading relationships with intermediaries, supporting consistent, high-quality service and new business flow
• Supporting loss ratio control by applying branch underwriting controls and monitoring account performance
  
  Identifying poorly performing accounts and working with senior underwriters to improve retention

• Meeting brokers and end customers to showcase strengths and uncover new business opportunities
• Quoting and underwriting new mid-market fleet cases within your authority
• 2 days a week working from home.
• Balancing your time between home and the office in the way that works best for you, your team and customers
• Collaborating with senior underwriters and colleagues to convert opportunities and protect account performance

• Experience of dealing with Fleet underwriting
• Technical underwriting expertise in a composite insurance environment
• Experience of account monitoring and action planning
• CII / Dip CII qualifications are desirable

• Strong trading capability, with commercial awareness, strong negotiation skills and the ability to build excellent broker relationships
• Confident decision-maker with a pragmatic approach and good numerical reasoning skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Sound knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements
• Excellent communication, risk assessment and risk management abilities