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The Underwriting Assistant will be responsible for supporting Underwriting across the UK and EU Specialty business. This will involve supporting the onboarding of new MGA programmes, management of existing MGA programs and the underwriting and portfolio management of a diverse range of MGA partnerships across UK and Europe, in line with Company underwriting targets, strategy and appetite. The role will report to the Chief Underwriting Officer of Fortegra UK. The successful candidate will be joining an experienced and motivated team working across all lines of business. They must be able to build strong working relationships with MGA partners, brokers and internal stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the onboarding of new MGA programmes across UK And Europe;
- Working with the Underwriting Manager / Director, support the management of existing MGA programmes including the renewal of any contracts;
- Support the underwriting and management of assigned business portfolio in line with underwriting and financial targets;
- Meet and negotiate with clients and brokers to build relationships in the management of programme business;
- Analyse, evaluate and make underwriting recommendations in line with underwriting guidelines and recommendations, coordinating with other team members;
- Review underwriting guides and policy documentation in line with agreed business practices and guidelines;
- Support the review, evaluation and reporting of loss activity across the assigned portfolio of business;
- Review and manage MI across the assigned portfolio of business;
- Production of regular underwriting reports;
- Responsible for underwriting document filings, accuracy of data entries to systems and contract integrity for MGA business;
- Adhere to appropriate internal underwriting procedures and criteria to control risk;
Skills & Competencies
- UK and / or European underwriting experience is preferred;
- Experience of delegated authority market is preferred;
- Competent use of Microsoft applications;
- Strong analytic skills and numerical aptitude is essential;
- Confident in personal ability and willing to develop personal and business skill set;
- Good verbal and written communication skills, together with the ability to work well in a dynamic team environment;
- Trustworthy, loyal and honest with high integrity;
- Team player with the ability to work with, collaborate with and take direction from other people;
- Results driven and takes responsibility for own actions;
- Ability to meet deadlines within compromising consistency in the process;
- Attention to detail;
- Experience dealing and handling sensitive information.
Key Deliverables
- Support the delivery of a balanced and profitable underwriting portfolio across Europe;
- Work collaboratively as part of a highly motivated team, developing and maintaining regular and strong communication with other members of the team;
- Evidence good working relationships with MGA partners and brokers across their assigned portfolio of business;
- Demonstrate ongoing oversight of MGA partners and brokers to ensure adherence to contract terms and regulatory and compliance requirements.
Qualifications
- Relevant technical qualification;
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- A minimum of 2-3 years' underwriting or broking experience in the UK or European market.
