ARAG Legal Services UK
Trading Underwriter
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Trading Underwriter Opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for a Trading Underwriter to join our high-performing Underwriting department at ARAG UK. Based in central Bristol, this is a great opportunity to work alongside Senior and Assistant Trading Underwriters, and have responsibility for dealing with business partners and providing our partners with a bespoke service.
Role Overview
In this key role, the successful candidate will be analyzing data sets to review and renew/quote scheme and standalone policies to ensure profitability. You’ll also be responsible for setting up scheme and standalone business, ensuring policy literature and agreements are in place in line with policies, procedures, and underwriting authorities.
Responsibilities
- Meet with business partners to negotiate renewal terms, provide performance updates, and proactively manage their insurance risk.
- Identify any underwriting issues negatively impacting business partners, working with internal and external stakeholders to resolve these issues to business partners' satisfaction.
- Showcase communication and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrate experience of effective collaboration with business partners and internal stakeholders across all levels.
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About You
Ideally, we’re seeking candidates with previous underwriting experience, but if not, insurance or financial services experience would be advantageous.
Key Requirements
- Previous experience using MS Excel to review and analyze data.
- An innovative approach and ability to develop meaningful and long-term relationships with business partners.
- Ability to work at pace while maintaining an accurate, high-quality output.
- Ability to manage different projects and tasks, meeting challenging deadlines and exceeding customers’ expectations.
- Ability to lead complex underwriting conversations with business partners.
What We Offer
As a team, we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work. You will be agile in the way that you work and adaptable to change. In return for your commitment, we will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package, which will include:
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- 26 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
- Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions.
- Group Income Protection for all employees.
- Group Legal Protection for all employees.
- Health cash Plan.
- European Motor Assistance and Home Emergency Assistance.
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme.
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme including free eye tests.
- Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK.
- The option to join our Sports and Social club which organizes discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips.
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