Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: London
Job ref: 203699
About the role
Ecclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of the Benefact Group, are looking for a Team Underwriting Manager to join our Real Estate Team within our London office, with hybrid working
The successful candidate will deliver exceptional customer service acting as part of the underwriting team, supporting Ecclesiastical’s “right first time” approach to customer service. Within this successfully growing team, the candidate will manage & deliver exceptional service internally and externally
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and forward thinking business, giving you a real opportunity to develop your career and be part of a purpose led organisation
Key responsibilities
Lead and manage the team to deliver corporate strategy
Plan, prioritise and manage individual and team workflow effectively to deliver outstanding customer service, ensuring forecast demand is adequately resourced
Set and monitor team and individual service targets on an annual, weekly and daily basis to maximise team performance and meet objectives.
Manage individual performance of direct reports
Provide support to the Operations Manager and deputise as required
Embed a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement, collaborating across the wider business
Develop, negotiate, and profitably underwrite new/existing business within own authority and in line with Ecclesiastical strategy
Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business in line with company policy
Resolve complaints and breaches in line with company policy
Act as a subject matter expert representing the team and department on projects as required
Knowledge, skills and experience
Dip CII qualified, or similar level qualifications, preferable
Pro-active with desire to continuously improve
Competent IT and data skills
Commitment to deliver exceptional service contributing both as an individual and as an effective part of a team.
The ability to build collaborative, productive relationships
Able to act as a coach, empowering others within a commercial environment
High levels of personal organisation and accuracy, with the ability to manage own workload.
Demonstrable market and industry knowledge
Proven ability to coach for enhanced performance of others
What we offer
A competitive salary - let’s discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
A range of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
£200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
About us
Ecclesiastical Insurance offer insurance with award-winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.
As a business, we’ve been trusted to protect some of the UK’s best-loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we’re not standing still. We’re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

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