Job title: Trainee Underwriter - Navigators & General (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)
Location: Brighton/Hybrid
Salary: £20,000 plus excellent benefits and full study support
Closing date: 18th May 2023
The opportunity:
Are you looking to begin a career in Insurance? Would you like to work for one of the world’s biggest and most respected Insurance companies?
We are currently expanding the team and are looking for individuals to join and support the continued growth and development of our Retail Underwriting Teams. We like to provide innovative, creative propositions to suit our customer’s needs and we pride ourselves on going above and beyond. Why? Simply put, we want to exceed all expectations by delivering a high-quality service that sets us apart from our competitors.
As an Underwriter in our Navigators & General team, you’ll be analysing and underwriting our new and existing business, interact with Brokers to support their customers and work as part of a diverse team in a fast-paced environment. This means you’ll be in a Market facing role, so it’s really important that you are great at communicating and have a built-in passion for doing the right thing for our customers. If you pride yourself in providing excellent customer service every day, then you could be the perfect fit! We’ll support and train you in all the technical aspects of the role and will make sure that you feel part of the team from day one.
This role is available part-time, job-share or full time, this is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. If this is you, please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.
Please take a look at the following links to hear from some of our employee's:
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https://youtu.be/TssVJBIOjis
What can I look forward to?
In this role communication and quick learning is key, in turn you will get to experience working for a global, truly people centric organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Build and manage relationships with Brokers and Direct customers, by listening, understanding, and meeting customer needs to support onboarding new business and retaining existing customers through delivering excellent service.
- Quote and set coverage, negotiate terms and conditions on New Business, Mid Term Adjustment and Renewals.
- Provide administration support to ensure timely processing of policy transactions.
- Support Zurich's culture by demonstrating trading and negotiation behaviours.
- Develop sound risk and business awareness alongside learning our organisation's risk appetite.
- Resolve technical problems by referring to policies, procedures, specifications and on short-term, defined scope projects.
- Administer and monitor underwriting rules and guidelines and insurance laws and regulations.
- Be an active team member of a large multi-location Underwriting environment.
What you’ll need:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer focused mindset
- Able to prioritise workload and stay organised
- Team player and ability to build strong working relationships
- Great attitude with a willingness to learn
- Basic knowledge of the insurance industry/Financial Services and the legal and regulatory environment is preferable but not essential.
What’s in it for you?
As well as joining a company that is passionate about our people, sustainability and our customers, we also have a competitive rewards and lifestyle benefits package.
You’ll receive:
- £20,000 Starting salary
- Full support in progressing CII qualifications
- 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
- Contribution to Private medical cover
- 12% company pension contribution
- Annual company bonus
- Discounted gym membership
- Discounted gadget insurance & technology offers
- Virtual GP Appointments
- Free flu jab
At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our employees work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.
Who we are:
With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. The success of our business is built on the contributions of our highly talented employees - people who work every day to position us at the forefront of the insurance industry. We therefore look to hire great people and we encourage those people to give their best.
You’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future.
Our culture:
At Zurich we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that.
Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.
With the above in mind we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.
We are committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity through the Zurich Community Trust.
We have won numerous awards for our work on Diversity and Inclusion. You can read about our awards on our website.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.