Junior Underwriter

at  Somerset Bridge Group

Location - Gibraltar
Employment Type - Full Time - Permanent
Salary - Salary dependent on experience
Hours Per Week - 37.5
We are recruiting for a Junior Underwriter to join our Underwriting team, based in Gibraltar. The successful candidate will provide an underwriting and referral service to brokers and other providers for motor insurance queries.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Strong numeracy and literacy skills, equivalent of GCSE is Maths and English.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisation skills, ability to work within service level agreements.
• Self-motivated.
• Desire and willingness to commit to studying towards professional insurance qualifications (not mandatory).
• Previous experience in administration or insurance preferred but not essential.

OUR BENEFITS:

• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
• Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
• Private Health Insurance
• Flexi-time
• Discounted gym membership
• Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit
• Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
• Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Community support day
• Christmas and Summer parties
  Working at SBG
  At Somerset Bridge Group we aim to build a sustainable and innovative business focused on underwriting, broking and claims handling of UK motor insurance, offering transparent products and an efficient and fair service to our policy holders.
  We are very proud to have been awarded a Silver Accreditation from Investors in People! We recognise that all of our people contribute to our success. That’s why we are always looking for talented people to join our team - people who share our vision, who are passionate about what they do, and who want to be part of something special.
  Equal Opportunity Employer
  Somerset Bridge Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic factors or other characteristics protected by law. SBG makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, skills and business requirements

• Assist with premium calculations for policy changes.
• Assess policies for elements of potential fraud.
• Review claims where there are claim indemnity issues.
• Provide daily assistance through answering phone calls and being part of the daily phone rota.
• Collaborate with other departments to achieve the company’s objectives.