Commercial Underwriter - Existing Business

at  RSA

Introduction
At RSA, we believe insurance is about people, not things. We provide our inspiring colleagues the support and opportunity to grow together, shape the future, and win as a team. We are going through a transformation journey, providing our people with opportunity to be integral to improving our service and delivering better products to brokers and customers. We are a proud member of the Intact family, we feel part of something bigger, with a presence in North America, the UK and Europe.
We have a bold ambition to become the best Commercial Lines business in the UK, demonstrated by our recent acquisition of NIG and Farmweb, allowing us to scale by leveraging our combined financial strength and importantly ensure our people feel the benefits of our joint capabilities.
We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Underwriter to join our established and experienced Underwriting team here at RSA Bristol on a hybrid basis.
Your Role
Your role as a Commercial Underwriter will involve working with selected brokers to optimise profitable growth from these accounts.
You will apply a range of underwriting, relationship management and business development techniques. This applies to existing business within our agreed process and defined underwriting guidelines.
You will spend most of your time working with your broker panel identifying, discussing, negotiating and renewing existing business opportunities and making effective underwriting decisions.
We have opportunities across a range of business classes, including Motor Fleet, Motor Trade and Property & Casualty.
As the Commercial Underwriter you will be handling cases ranging from £2,000 - £250,000 premium
About You
To be successful in your role, you will ideally require experience within Commercial Insurance with either an insurance company background or a broking background.
However, we will consider applications from candidates who have worked in personal lines insurance or who have experience within another line of business or from a similar background such as claims or customer service.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to start your career in Insurance and would suit someone with excellent customer and relationship skills.
What we offer you
At RSA we put our people first. We have adopted hybrid working as standard, to give you a better work/life balance and an excellent flexible working mindset. That is on top of a comprehensive range of benefits, including pension contributions of up to 11% looking after you now, and in the future.
We will give you countless opportunities to continuously develop, alongside a diverse and passionate community of experts, the best the industry has to offer. You will be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Our employee promise allows you to shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.
About Us
We celebrate individuality and it’s important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.
We understand that home life is a priority and are happy to consider reduced hours or job shares.
If you think you would be a great fit for us, but don’t meet all the requirements of the role, please contact us as we’d love to discuss how RSA could be the next step in your career journey.
Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact our recruitment team so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
Job Reference: UK00181

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