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Underwriter - Environmental
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Beazley
Job Title:
Underwriter - Environmental Division:
Specialty Risks Reports To:
As per Beazley’s organisation chart Key Relationships:
Brokers, own staff, underwriters, coverholders, external clients and suppliers
Job Summary:
To underwrite an Environmental account within the Professions, Environmental, and M&A (PEMA) team and provide counsel and advice on underwriting and market issues. Provide technical expertise in this business area and maintain and improve market reputation of the Beazley brand.
Key Responsibilities Underwriting
Develop and underwrite a profitable portfolio of Environmental business.
Structure tailor-made solutions by considering the team underwriting parameters and underwriting policy and using underwriting knowledge and experience to win new business and retain existing.
Monitor premiums, costs and claims ratios per contract and take corrective measures if necessary to ensure long term profitability at account level.
Evaluate appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs, reinsurance cessions, capital exposure as well as the underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability, using rating models as applicable.
Monitor peer underwriters in their daily work to ensure profitability as well as efficient and cost effective administration of the Environmental account.
Monitor and supervise assistants in their daily work to ensure compliance with underwriting philosophy and policy and consistency within the team and Specialty Risks.
Develop a good working relationship with the claims managers on this class of business.
Client Management
Advise, assist and service clients on insurance and risk matters to ensure clients’ satisfaction.
Foster positive relationships with clients to get a mutual understanding of both their and Beazley’s needs.
Maintenance of good business relationships with brokers.
Maintain awareness of overall Beazley product range and take advantages of opportunities to introduce other Beazley products to clients.
General
Leverage networking opportunities within the business to develop standardised underwriting policy and best practice within Beazley.
Develop best practice and disseminate business and class knowledge within the Environmental, PEMA, and Specialty Risks teams.
Work with peers within Environmental, PEMA, and Specialty Risks to maximise business opportunities and profitability within the department.
Share and gather knowledge within the Beazley Group to ensure dissemination of best practice and maximise business opportunities and profitability across the Group.
Production of presentations and marketing literature as required.
Production of business plans/research documents for the Environmental account as required.
Personal Specification Skills & Abilities
General commercial and financial knowledge
Possess underwriting ability
Accurate and numerate
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
Motivational skills, team worker as well as able to work on own initiative
Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise
Knowledge & Experience
Experience of environmental underwriting
Knowledge of underwriting policy, philosophy and practice
Knowledge of underwriting processes and systems
Client service experience
Aptitude & Disposition
Results focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
Professional approach to interact successfully with managers/colleagues/external suppliers
Competencies
Achievement drive
Analytical thinking
Strategic thinking
Service focus
Team working
Conceptual thinking
Forward thinking
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Underwriter - Environmental
role at
Beazley
Job Title:
Underwriter - Environmental Division:
Specialty Risks Reports To:
As per Beazley’s organisation chart Key Relationships:
Brokers, own staff, underwriters, coverholders, external clients and suppliers
Job Summary:
To underwrite an Environmental account within the Professions, Environmental, and M&A (PEMA) team and provide counsel and advice on underwriting and market issues. Provide technical expertise in this business area and maintain and improve market reputation of the Beazley brand.
Key Responsibilities Underwriting
Develop and underwrite a profitable portfolio of Environmental business.
Structure tailor-made solutions by considering the team underwriting parameters and underwriting policy and using underwriting knowledge and experience to win new business and retain existing.
Monitor premiums, costs and claims ratios per contract and take corrective measures if necessary to ensure long term profitability at account level.
Evaluate appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs, reinsurance cessions, capital exposure as well as the underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability, using rating models as applicable.
Monitor peer underwriters in their daily work to ensure profitability as well as efficient and cost effective administration of the Environmental account.
Monitor and supervise assistants in their daily work to ensure compliance with underwriting philosophy and policy and consistency within the team and Specialty Risks.
Develop a good working relationship with the claims managers on this class of business.
Client Management
Advise, assist and service clients on insurance and risk matters to ensure clients’ satisfaction.
Foster positive relationships with clients to get a mutual understanding of both their and Beazley’s needs.
Maintenance of good business relationships with brokers.
Maintain awareness of overall Beazley product range and take advantages of opportunities to introduce other Beazley products to clients.
General
Leverage networking opportunities within the business to develop standardised underwriting policy and best practice within Beazley.
Develop best practice and disseminate business and class knowledge within the Environmental, PEMA, and Specialty Risks teams.
Work with peers within Environmental, PEMA, and Specialty Risks to maximise business opportunities and profitability within the department.
Share and gather knowledge within the Beazley Group to ensure dissemination of best practice and maximise business opportunities and profitability across the Group.
Production of presentations and marketing literature as required.
Production of business plans/research documents for the Environmental account as required.
Personal Specification Skills & Abilities
General commercial and financial knowledge
Possess underwriting ability
Accurate and numerate
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
Motivational skills, team worker as well as able to work on own initiative
Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise
Knowledge & Experience
Experience of environmental underwriting
Knowledge of underwriting policy, philosophy and practice
Knowledge of underwriting processes and systems
Client service experience
Aptitude & Disposition
Results focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
Professional approach to interact successfully with managers/colleagues/external suppliers
Competencies
Achievement drive
Analytical thinking
Strategic thinking
Service focus
Team working
Conceptual thinking
Forward thinking
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