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  • Posted By: Initi8 Recruitment
  • Address:
  • Date Posted: 9th Feb 2010
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Reference Code: 2186223
  • Views Since Posting: 164
  • Full Description:


Underwriting Director - My client is a global leader in its field with exciting expansion plans for their Insurance arm. They are recruiting now & require high achievers who are ambitious & career driven. The role is outlined as follows for Head of Underwriting: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE.

Essential knowledge:

  • A sound understanding of underwriting and pricing principles and experience of a wide range of technical issues.
  • A good working knowledge of the personal lines market.
  • Strong pricing knowledge and experience.

Numerical:

  • The jobholder requires a good degree of numeracy with a strong ability to analyse and interpret complex data.

Communication:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent skills in explaining, both internally and externally to key business partners, the interpretation of policy wordings, underwriting and pricing decisions and the outcome of audits.
  • Strong negotiation skills and relationship building skills.
  • Excellent skills in explaining technical knowledge/issues to non technical people.

Work related:

  • Computer literate, able to use spreadsheets and database packages.
  • Organised and thorough, with good project management skills.
  • Good risk evaluation skills.
  • Proactive and innovative.
  • Be an interdependent team player; participating with other team members and contributing constructively.
  • Confident decision-maker who exhibits a willingness to take responsibility.
  • Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
  • Self motivating and largely self-reliant.

Human relations:

  • Have strong management, interpersonal and people management skills.
  • Ability to work with people at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Motivational, leadership and influencing skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent skills in managing, motivating and developing a team.

Essential qualifications:

  • Educated to a high level, ideally a degree holder, or have had the same level of directly relevant work experience.
  • A minimum of 5 years experience in a personal lines Head Office environment in a senior underwriting and/or pricing role is essential.
  • Previous experience of pricing and development within the personal lines market.
  • ACII preferred.

Exciting times for this expanding business with genuine exciting career growth prospects! If this sounds like you send your CV for immediate telephone screen hot hot roles!

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