Senior Life Underwriter
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- England,South West,Dorset
- full-time
- Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Your Company:
A highly successful, market leading financial services business has approached the team at NET Recruit to assist them on their search for a Senior Life Underwriter to join their team, working in a remote capacity. This company have built decades of success and high levels of customer satisfaction and can now proudly say they are a top choice for customers in their field, offering a vast range of insurance and financial services to their clientele.
This position will sit within their Underwriting team who are established and highly successful in what they do. The job holder will be able to work within the team, as well as working autonomously. As an insurance business, this role is valuable in the day-to-day operations of the team, allowing the business to continue offering its high levels of customer satisfaction and vast service offerings. This is a senior position, for a professional who is already established in what they do and who possess specific critical illness experience.
There will be the occasional need for travel to Exeter for training and so any remote applicants must be happy with this. Also, the business has requested that all applicants have existing right to work in the UK already.
Role and Responsibilities
While in this position your duties may include but are not limited to:
*Assessing and determining the outcome (acceptance or decline) for various applications covering critical illness, disability and life insurance
*When it is needed, liaising with customers in order to obtain further information to process their applications
*Ensuring that all work complies with both regulatory and statutory standards, alongside business guidelines
*Proactively keeping updated with the most recent developments regarding underwriting as well as advancements in medical/financial insurance
*When needed, reviewing the processes and procedures used and recommend solutions for improvements
*Providing support to junior team members to aid their learning and development
What you will need to Apply:
The company have stressed to us that it is imperative that applicants MUST have strong experience, equating to many years and being considered ’senior’, in underwriting, specifically for critical illness cover, alongside income protection and life;and ideally would have completed their CII. They have said that medical underwriters are not what they are looking for. Experience in underwriting for large cases or high sums assured is also sought after for this role. Applicants should be excellent communicators and be truly passionate about their work and possess a drive to develop in their career. Good strategical thinking would be highly beneficial alongside the ability to manage a varied and large workload.
What you will get in Return:
The successful candidate could see a competitive starting salary depending on previous experience and qualifications. This will accompany a fantastic benefits package including a very generous holiday allowance, with the potential to buy more days and the promise that the base holiday increases with years of service. Additional to this, the business offers an outstanding, competitive pension contribution, which is above market rate. There will also be a company bonus dependent on personal and company performance, life insurance, medical cover including dental and income protection. This role can be worked in a remote capacity if needed, or in the office, promoting an excellent work-life balance and a supportive environment in which to undertake duties.
Furthermore, this business will also provide ongoing training where it is needed and ensure that internal progression options are presented in order to promote development and growth for the future. This will also prove to be a great opportunity to work for a market leading business with national exposure, which in turn will assist with future endeavours, ensuring that the successful candidates gains excellent experience within the role that can be considered highly transferable.
To enquire further about this role, please reach out to our knowledgeable recruiter:
Nick Lovell - Divisional Managing Director
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A highly successful, market leading financial services business has approached the team at NET Recruit to assist them on their search for a Senior Life Underwriter to join their team, working in a remote capacity. This company have built decades of success and high levels of customer satisfaction and can now proudly say they are a top choice for customers in their field, offering a vast range of insurance and financial services to their clientele.
This position will sit within their Underwriting team who are established and highly successful in what they do. The job holder will be able to work within the team, as well as working autonomously. As an insurance business, this role is valuable in the day-to-day operations of the team, allowing the business to continue offering its high levels of customer satisfaction and vast service offerings. This is a senior position, for a professional who is already established in what they do and who possess specific critical illness experience.
There will be the occasional need for travel to Exeter for training and so any remote applicants must be happy with this. Also, the business has requested that all applicants have existing right to work in the UK already.
Role and Responsibilities
While in this position your duties may include but are not limited to:
*Assessing and determining the outcome (acceptance or decline) for various applications covering critical illness, disability and life insurance
*When it is needed, liaising with customers in order to obtain further information to process their applications
*Ensuring that all work complies with both regulatory and statutory standards, alongside business guidelines
*Proactively keeping updated with the most recent developments regarding underwriting as well as advancements in medical/financial insurance
*When needed, reviewing the processes and procedures used and recommend solutions for improvements
*Providing support to junior team members to aid their learning and development
What you will need to Apply:
The company have stressed to us that it is imperative that applicants MUST have strong experience, equating to many years and being considered ’senior’, in underwriting, specifically for critical illness cover, alongside income protection and life;and ideally would have completed their CII. They have said that medical underwriters are not what they are looking for. Experience in underwriting for large cases or high sums assured is also sought after for this role. Applicants should be excellent communicators and be truly passionate about their work and possess a drive to develop in their career. Good strategical thinking would be highly beneficial alongside the ability to manage a varied and large workload.
What you will get in Return:
The successful candidate could see a competitive starting salary depending on previous experience and qualifications. This will accompany a fantastic benefits package including a very generous holiday allowance, with the potential to buy more days and the promise that the base holiday increases with years of service. Additional to this, the business offers an outstanding, competitive pension contribution, which is above market rate. There will also be a company bonus dependent on personal and company performance, life insurance, medical cover including dental and income protection. This role can be worked in a remote capacity if needed, or in the office, promoting an excellent work-life balance and a supportive environment in which to undertake duties.
Furthermore, this business will also provide ongoing training where it is needed and ensure that internal progression options are presented in order to promote development and growth for the future. This will also prove to be a great opportunity to work for a market leading business with national exposure, which in turn will assist with future endeavours, ensuring that the successful candidates gains excellent experience within the role that can be considered highly transferable.
To enquire further about this role, please reach out to our knowledgeable recruiter:
Nick Lovell - Divisional Managing Director
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