NFU Mutual
Commercial Underwriter
Job Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Description
Part-Time Commercial Underwriter
Glasgow
Up to £45,000 p.a. pro- rata + up to 10% annual bonus + excellent benefits
*
Integral role in our growing National Commercial Underwriting team
*
Receive ongoing training, career progression and personal growth
*
Part time + flexible hours + 80% hybrid homeworking and 20% from offices in Glasgow
About the role
We have an exciting part-time opportunity for a diligent General Insurance professional to join NFU Mutual as a Commercial Underwriter. Commercial business presents our biggest growth opportunity, and this role is an integral part of that growth. As you’ll be working in a part-time capacity, this role enables you to balance professional and personal commitments with flexible hours to suit your lifestyle.
As a Commercial Underwriter, you’ll be responsible for evaluating and assessing risks across a variety of business classes, including our Motor Trade, Farm, Estates, and Commercial Select products within our Small to Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), or New Business teams.
Here at NFU mutual, we operate a unique model of working with Tied Agents across our UK-wide NFU Mutual Agency Network. Our Agents and their agency teams are the vital, personal day-to-day link with our customers. As an underwriter, you'll build strong relationships and work collaboratively with our agencies, resolving complex referrals and ensuring effective management of the insurance risk cost, whilst delivering the right solution and service for our customers.
We provide a comprehensive induction for this role, so for the first 6 months in post you’ll need to commit to be in the office more frequently. Following your induction, you’ll continue to receive ongoing training which will support your career progression and personal growth.
Working hours: 21+ hours per week, Monday – Friday with shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm. We understand how important a positive work-life balance is to you, so we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work some of your hours from home. To help you give your best in the office and at home, we’re also open to discussing what part-time hours might look like for you.
About you
You’re a Commercial Underwriting professional with varied experience of complex and technical cases within a regulated environment, including working within Authority. If you have previous exposure to a broad range of Commercial General Insurance products and are a keen learner, we would love to hear from you.
A resilient individual, you naturally demonstrate the effective communication skills needed to establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders across a business, with the ability and confidence to challenge and influence where necessary.
To join our team, you’ll also have:
*
A customer-focused mind, with strong attention to detail
*
The confidence to work in a regulated environment
*
The ability to make rational and logical decisions in a fast-paced environment
*
Policy document review experience
*
Commercial Underwriting experience in the insurance industry
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
*
Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience*
*
Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)*
*
Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
*
25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme*
*
A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
*
Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
*
£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
*
Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
*
Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
*
Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
*
Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
*
Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
*
Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
*pro rata
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.
Closing date: 29th November 2024
Location: Glasgow, GB
Posted Date: 11/1/2024
Glasgow
Up to £45,000 p.a. pro- rata + up to 10% annual bonus + excellent benefits
*
Integral role in our growing National Commercial Underwriting team
*
Receive ongoing training, career progression and personal growth
*
Part time + flexible hours + 80% hybrid homeworking and 20% from offices in Glasgow
About the role
We have an exciting part-time opportunity for a diligent General Insurance professional to join NFU Mutual as a Commercial Underwriter. Commercial business presents our biggest growth opportunity, and this role is an integral part of that growth. As you’ll be working in a part-time capacity, this role enables you to balance professional and personal commitments with flexible hours to suit your lifestyle.
As a Commercial Underwriter, you’ll be responsible for evaluating and assessing risks across a variety of business classes, including our Motor Trade, Farm, Estates, and Commercial Select products within our Small to Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), or New Business teams.
Here at NFU mutual, we operate a unique model of working with Tied Agents across our UK-wide NFU Mutual Agency Network. Our Agents and their agency teams are the vital, personal day-to-day link with our customers. As an underwriter, you'll build strong relationships and work collaboratively with our agencies, resolving complex referrals and ensuring effective management of the insurance risk cost, whilst delivering the right solution and service for our customers.
We provide a comprehensive induction for this role, so for the first 6 months in post you’ll need to commit to be in the office more frequently. Following your induction, you’ll continue to receive ongoing training which will support your career progression and personal growth.
Working hours: 21+ hours per week, Monday – Friday with shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm. We understand how important a positive work-life balance is to you, so we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work some of your hours from home. To help you give your best in the office and at home, we’re also open to discussing what part-time hours might look like for you.
About you
You’re a Commercial Underwriting professional with varied experience of complex and technical cases within a regulated environment, including working within Authority. If you have previous exposure to a broad range of Commercial General Insurance products and are a keen learner, we would love to hear from you.
A resilient individual, you naturally demonstrate the effective communication skills needed to establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders across a business, with the ability and confidence to challenge and influence where necessary.
To join our team, you’ll also have:
*
A customer-focused mind, with strong attention to detail
*
The confidence to work in a regulated environment
*
The ability to make rational and logical decisions in a fast-paced environment
*
Policy document review experience
*
Commercial Underwriting experience in the insurance industry
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
*
Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience*
*
Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)*
*
Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
*
25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme*
*
A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
*
Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
*
£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
*
Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
*
Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
*
Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
*
Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
*
Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
*
Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
*pro rata
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.
Closing date: 29th November 2024
Location: Glasgow, GB
Posted Date: 11/1/2024
Contact Information
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