• Job Description

  Req#: R0005195

  From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture – one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

  People come to Howden Group Holdings for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden Group.

  Trading Company: Rethink Underwriting Limited

  Division: DUAL

  Team/Department: Rethink underwriting

  • This is an exciting, niche role for some-one who is looking to progress and develop within a dynamic working environment focussing on digital delivery of capacity
  • Full time position, working 5 days a week, with the opportunity to receive training and support towards professional qualifications
  • Working with a small, fun and collaborative team in our London office

  About Rethink

  Rethink is a dynamic and fast-paced place to work. We are a Managing General Agent (MGA) and we use our digital underwriting platform to provide smart follow capacity for brokers. As well as underwriting, we also provide data and reporting analytics and manage our own tech build. We are working on several projects throughout Howden Group to enable automation and ingestion into the underwriting data models we have.

  Our Values

  Diverse

  We are diverse and pride ourselves on creating a place where everyone is welcome, free to be themselves and has an equal sense of belonging.

  Ambitious

  With many exciting new developments at Rethink, we are ambitious and allow room for individuals to grow. We believe continuous learning and development is key to the future success of Rethink.

  Respectful

  We care and are committed to maintaining an environment where positive working relationships are built. We trust that everyone is doing their best, even when things don’t go to plan.

  Transparent

  We are open and collaborative, together we embrace creative and innovative ways of thinking. We encourage people to feel free to ask questions and share their ideas.

  What you’ll be doing

  The Portfolio Underwriter, reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, will be responsible for managing the broker, client and carrier relationships for a variety of insurance lines.

  Ensuring that all business is professionally handled and the underwriting team are kept up to date with all new opportunities as well as ongoing training and development within their focussed lines of business. Accurate and compliant application of underwriting guidelines and business processes ensuring accurate data interpretation, recording, management and reporting. Coordinating with the wider Rethink team in all aspects of the business including development of best practice, process improvements, client relationships, quality control, data governance, workflow management, and working with the tech development team with regards to design and implementation of all system requirements.

  Responsibilities to include

  • Business development with relevant brokers / broking teams and their clients.
  • Maintaining and developing strong internal and external relationships.
  • Management of carriers / capacity providers.
  • Development/refinement of strategy per class.
  • Portfolio review and analysis - for playback to capacity providers, broking teams.
  • Adherence to underwriting parameters of various binding authorities.
  • Ownership of data quality for respective LOBs.
  • Work with Business Analysts to outline requirements for underwriting platform, rules engine etc. to improve underwriting process and data quality.
  • Continuous review of underwriting requirements and processes, with a view towards streamlining, improving, and automating.
  • Referral point for wider underwriting team on complex / non-standard risks.
  • Training & knowledge transfer to wider team.

  What you’ll bring

  Experience with broking and/or underwriting in the relevant class of business

  A hands on attitude with great attention to detail and a service mentality

  A desire to create efficiencies and an ability to identify and implement improvements in all the underwriting processes.

  General Skillset

  • Self-motivated and service oriented
  • Possess technical curiosity and an innovative mindset with an appetite for researching and utilizing new technology trends and a passion to automate repetitive tasks
  • Problem solving and analytical skills with excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic ability
  • Good attention to detail with ability to work autonomously as required
  • Able to work effectively and lead a team
  • Able to work to deadlines. Will be flexible when required
  • Able to build key business relationships with stakeholders

  Knowledge and Experience

  • 5+ years broking or underwriting experience in relevant class of business.
  • In-depth knowledge of London market and MGA model.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

  • Understanding of Smart Follow space.

  • Keen interest in how data and technology can be leveraged to transact business efficiently and improve underwriting decision-making.
  • ACII preferred.

  What do we offer in return?

  A career that you define.

  Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

  What you might not expect is a company where everyone has a voice and here everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals.

  Our sustainability partner is Ecologi, we are committed to taking action to support climate projects all over the world.

  Moreover, our charity partner of choice is SANE.

  SANE are a mental health charity committed to providing emotional support. The mental wellbeing of our team is important to us and our core values help to maintain this.

  What do we offer in return?

  A career that you define.

  Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

  What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

  Our Culture: People First

  We are proud to be at the global table, but we are most proud of our culture. It has been built on a single and constant set of principles over more than 25 years, and it has helped us become:

  • An international group with independence and people at its heart

  • A home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world

  The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group. David’s vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

  Diversity & Inclusion

  At Howden Group Holdings we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.

  Additional Job Details

  Worker Type:

  Permanent

• About the company

  Howden Group is a leading international insurance intermediary group with operations across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the U.S. and Latin America. Originally established in Europe we are now a global business with 250+ offices in 45...

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