Senior Real Estate Underwriter

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Job Description: 

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Real Estate Underwriter or someone who is at underwriting level and looking to progress.

Our client's team has around 26 underwriters and is divided into three teams each overseeing a panel of brokers and taking responsibility for new and existing business. The book stands at @ £65M GWP and appetite is for UK domicile business. They are successful as a lead and follow insurer and can put down lines up to £110M EML with stretch to £180M (Their portfolio includes taking the second line on Canary Wharf). They trade with the Global Brokers and Major Real Estate Brokers and their panel includes London and the SE.

Underwriters are encouraged to meet Brokers and expected to be in the City 3 days a week to facilitate broker meetings and work with the team. 

Key responsibilities -

• Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite new/existing business within own authority and in line with our clients strategy
• Provide embedded underwriting support at partner and customer sites if required.
• Plan, prioritise and manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLA's to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Act as referral point for the team providing coaching, training in an appropriate time frame
• Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face to face) to support our client's right first time approach in order to maintain successful Internal and External relationships.
• Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance
• Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business.
• Identify complaints, act upon them and resolve in line with company policy.
• Conduct audits and provide feedback, coaching and training as appropriate
• Provide team manager support as and when required.
• Manage a defined caseload
• Actively expand personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CII, CPD)

• Proven Real Estate Underwriting experience
• Qualified Dip CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale
• Market, Industry and Company knowledge
• A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service
• Appropriate IT skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Experience of acting as a coach within a commercial environment
• Experience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environment

• A competitive salary 
  
• Flexible working
  
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
  
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  
• Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications