Negotiable
The opportunity
Avencia are partnered with a leading insurance organisation to recruit a Technical Underwriter to join their Social Welfare team.
This role sits within the Care/Social Welfare Underwriting team, this position will support the development and oversight of a profitable and growing portfolio. The role works closely with the Head of Care and collaborates cross-functionally with Sales, Actuarial, Claims, and external partners.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure pricing and underwriting integrity is maintained across delegated business
- Oversee binder strategy compliance and coverholder audits
- Monitor account performance and maintain quality of new and existing business
- Support the growth and development of schemes and open market opportunities
- Handle complex referrals from underwriters, coverholders, and Claims
- Participate in product launches and market engagement
- Provide timely MI and performance reporting
- Act as a technical lead, contributing to best practice and cross-team collaboration
Skills & experience
- Proven experience in property liability underwriting
- Strong understanding of commercial combined products
- Experience managing or supporting delegated authority accounts (desirable)
- Background in the Care/Social Welfare sector is a plus
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
- Comfortable interpreting MI and using Excel and e-trading platforms
- Strong relationship-building skills with brokers and internal teams
- Ideally studying towards (or open to studying) CII qualifications (fully funded)
Benefits
- Competitive base salary + generous annual bonus
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
- Outstanding benefits: pension, private medical & dental, life assurance, income protection, travel insurance, season ticket loan
- A genuine opportunity to grow your career with a Fortune 500 company that invests in its people