Development Underwriter - P&C - Bristol

At AXA Commercial, we support our business customers, large and small, by making it easy for them to do business with us in the way that suits them.

Building on our success as a constantly growing team, a key initiative for the future of AXA Commercial is enhancing the current teams with experienced, engaging and forward-thinking Development Underwriters. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for the individual to build key foundations and shape the narrative, that will provide AXA the exposure and scope for growth required.

As a development underwriter, you’ll drive and transform how we partner our broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible and collaborative relationships. With a strong balance of technical and trading capability, you’ll be empowered to make decisions, whilst supported by data, insight, and decision support tools on mobile technology to succeed in the role. There will be focus on developing and delivering profitable growth, across new and existing business within the key markets.

You’ll enjoy being part of a team with one of the best track records, gaining significant and varied experience, and benefiting from the huge brand of AXA along with a market-leading product range and propositional breadth, all supported by a fantastic, constantly growing team that drives forward together.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 60% of your week away from home, at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. The role is aligned to the Bristol branch, but this opportunity will be predominantly partnering brokers across the South West and South Wales region. There’ll be an expectation to travel to the Bristol branch on a regular basis to collaborate with the wider team.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as the face of AXA in presenting propositions for larger MM and MC risks, based on industry knowledge and technical underwriting expertise, subject to the scale and complexity of the case.
• Work with a highly experienced Trading team to negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing that differentiate AXA to meet customer needs.
• Proactively develop a robust pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate qualified growth opportunities leveraging both client and broker relationships, ensuring pipeline is effectively managed and realised.
• Lead and fully embed the large case management process for both new and existing business.
• Develop and build collaborative broker relationships, sometimes client, across the Region, taking full ownership for the generation, placement and retention of profitable commercial business from self-sourced.
• Underwrite profitable new & existing business, in line with AXA established underwriting controls and practices and act as a referral point in branch.
• Develop and maintain a quality distribution strategy and communication plan with key influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs achieved.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the performance of regions’ book (COR, Rate, Retention, Hot Spot trades, profit drivers and underwriting circular).
  
  
  

What you'll bring:

• Expert technical underwriting knowledge with demonstrable experience in two or more mid-market classes.
• Proven track record in underwriting Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate business.
• Record of securing and retaining business of large scale and complex business through developed senior broker/customer relationships.
• Insight development, customer and broker portfolio relationship management.
• Personal impact and influence, with negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  
  
  

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer :

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Tool of Trade car
• Up to 21 hours volunteering leave per year
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Private heath cover
• Wellbeing services & resources
  
  
  

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Who we are:

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.