Motor Trade New Business Underwriter
- Leeds
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Deal with MTR New Business enquiries and renewals by producing terms and converting/retaining acceptable business. Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are always followed.
- Enhance Arch’s standing and presence locally by establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region’s most important brokers.
- Maintain personal knowledge of relevant technical issues.
- Support the personal development of the underwriting staff in the Branch by delivering training and technical guidance.
- Undertake referral cases above the authority levels of Underwriters, Assistant Underwriters & Technicians whilst adhering to individual authority level.
- Manage the motor trade scheme in the Branch to achieve income and profit objectives, including ensuring Broker staff are appropriately trained and mentored
- Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.
- Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required.
- Understanding your insurance market - at least 5 years' experience in underwriting
- Proven broker account development and management
- Being able to negotiate flexibly and appropriately
- Effective selling skills
- Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches
- Risk Perception
- Pricing of risk accordingly
- Successfully developing effective trading relationships
- Consistently achieving goals and objectives
- Trading successfully in the insurance marketplace
- Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships