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Property & Commercial Combined Underwriter
Location: Leeds, UK
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Overview
Our client, an international insurance business, is looking for a Property & Commercial Combined Underwriter to join an established underwriting team in Leeds.
You will assess commercial insurance risks, evaluate applications and determine appropriate coverage, working closely with brokers and clients to understand their requirements. The role offers scope to use your underwriting expertise, contribute to strategy and best practice, and further develop your career within Property and Commercial Combined insurance.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite insurance risks within agreed authority and in line with the business plan.
- Assess risks and determine appropriate coverage to support commercial objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, customers, business partners, and colleagues.
- Contribute underwriting expertise to strategy, knowledge sharing, and best practice.
- Apply underwriting standards, instructions, and good practice to manage risk and improve efficiency.
- Ensure underwriting activity complies with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor market developments and maintain awareness of insurance market cycles.
- Use risk profiling, pricing tools, and loss models to support underwriting decisions.
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Requirements
- Experience within Property and Commercial Combined underwriting.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of key profitability drivers.
- Good knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Experience using risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models.
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop effective insurance solutions.
- Good organizational, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
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Benefits
- 30 days' annual holiday, with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
- Employer pension contribution of 10% of basic salary.
- 26 weeks' parental leave at full pay, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or route to parenthood.
Application Process
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship may be considered at our client's discretion.
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