Trainee Underwriter

Be-Resourcing are proud to present a fantastic new Trainee Underwriter role for our client, a UK-based mutual organisation providing legal, regulatory, and indemnity support to healthcare professionals.

Based in Glasgow, the successful candidate will support the Underwriting Department in the respect of new applications; underwriting and pricing of corporate business; assisting with administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner, gathering and collating claims information in preparation of underwriters review, managing mid-term adjustment queries and the assistance in developing an underwriting database, preparation and data analysis of Underwriting MI.

Key Responsibilities:

• Underwriting acceptance of new applications in line with guidelines and authority limit.

• Reviewing corporate applications in line with guidelines and authority limit.

• Supporting the underwriting function with administrative tasks.

• Assisting in the renewal and audit of members to ensure that grades and subscriptions are appropriate.

• Assisting in the response to queries arising from or in respect of existing members.

• Collating and presenting claims information in preparation of underwriter review.

• Point of contact for general underwriting queries – building good working relationships.

• To assist with technical underwriting performance monitoring and reporting/MI.

• To assist with the HRUG function and reporting.

• Support investigations relating to potential fraudulent claims.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to work with internal systems including Decisions, CRM, SharePoint;

• Collation and presentation of information in a clear and appropriate format;

• Decision making within guidelines and authority levels;

• Management of a varied workload with competing priorities, responding to internal and external queries in a timely manner;

• Effective communication – liaising and building relationships with colleagues across the organisation.

Key Qualifications/Experience:

• Qualifications – Mathematics/Finance Graduate, formal postgraduate qualifications (e.g. CII) advantageous.

• Ideally previous experience in an underwriting role.

• Ideally previous experience of working with corporate groups.

• Knowledge of excel for underwriting performance monitoring and reporting/MI.

• Analytical skills to evaluate applicants information, and assist with problem solving.

• Organisational skills.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Good time management and ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.

• Reliable team player.

If you are looking to join a company where your work supports those who care for others, get in touch now for the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector!