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Assistant Underwriter - Motor

Stafford

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of underwriting? We are seeking a dedicated Assistant Underwriter to join our well-established Motor team.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting our Underwriting team by assessing and underwriting business in alignment with our business plan and within your delegated authority.  You’ll be joining a team of knowledgeable and experienced colleagues — making this a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in the insurance industry!

If you have motor insurance experience across new business and renewal business, we’d love to hear from you!

Your new role

• Assist with underwriting new business, MTAs, and renewals in accordance with Governance Underwriting Standards and Product rules.
• Develop and maintain system and process knowledge within Distribution.
• Stay updated on insurance guidelines, policy changes, and modifications.
• Provide exceptional underwriting and claims customer service support to both intermediary and direct customers.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation, industry codes, and company policies.
• Foster good working relationships and maintain timely communication with internal customers and stakeholders.
• Identify and implement 'best practice' and process improvements to reduce expenses.
• Participate in internal and external meetings to share and develop strategy, knowledge, and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement processes and engage in self-learning.

About you

• Motor insurance experience across new business and renewal business
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively.
• An analytical mindset; confident working with data
• Good communication and relationship building skills
• A natural problem-solver, tenacious when it comes to resolving queries and seeing tasks through to completion.
• Comfortable using a range of systems, with a good working knowledge of Excel and other relevant software tools.

Why QBE? At My Best?? 

?At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.?? 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.?? 

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).? 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.?? 

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.? 

At My Best - QBE Benefits?? 

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.? FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!?? 

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.? 
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.? 
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.? 
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.?? 
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.? 
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.? 
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.? 
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.? 

To find out more visit our? Reward Page? 

QBE Awards?? 

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;?? 

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year? 
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer? 
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year? 
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award? 
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee 

You can view all our awards here? 

Inclusion of Diversity?