Senior Underwriter
London, August 2024
We’re looking for the underwriters who want something bigger, who think a little differently and are ready for change.
Join a high energy, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment.
Full time, based in Location, working within a collaborative team.
Role overview
A Senior position in one of the world’s leading Bloodstock and Equine insurers, Working towards heading up a team of experienced industry professionals and dealing with Lloyd’s Brokers, direct clients, other insurers and cover holders from around the world. The role involves quoting accounts for all classes of Equine and Bloodstock business and administering the ongoing policies.
Role responsibilities
Exercises personal skill set, knowledge and technical expertise for the overall benefit of DUAL/ Ashby Underwriting , in actively training and developing other members of the team on market trends and keeping up to date on changes to case law and legislation from around the world. .
Participates and undertakes applicable professional, technical and development training (delivered internally and externally) as appropriate.
Accountable for providing clients and customers with the relevant training, when required.
Continuously shares ideas, best practice and other information to the benefit of the team.
Accountable for issuing relevant and up to date articles on Bloodstock and Equine Insurances
Develops and enhance relationships with business partners, policy holders and service providers to continuously drive performance and results for DUAL.
Ensures that the service provided to clients is of the highest technical standard.
Key requirements
Ability to work efficiently and methodically.
Ability to communicate effectively.
High level Inter-personal skills to relate effectively to both internal and external parties.
All round awareness of those aspects of the insurance industry that have a direct bearing on key responsibilities and accountabilities.
Technical knowledge of FCA, current case law and legislation as they pertain to customers and intermediaries.
Significant experience in the insurance industry with a broad range of experience including one or more of the following:
policy work and preparation,
basic accounts,
claims,
insurance Underwriting/ broking and direct client liaison.
Strong product awareness with significant experience of underwriting of specific class(es)to which the job holder is responsible for.
About DUAL
Founded in 1998, DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. That’s how we have become one of the world’s largest international underwriting agencies with US$3.5 of GWP.
DUAL is part of Howden Group Holdings, an international insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. The Group was founded in 1994 and now has divisions in broking and underwriting, operates in 55 territories and employs over 18,000 people handling US$38bn of premium on behalf of clients.
People: 1700
Countries: 21
Who we’re looking for
At Howden we value diversity - there is no one Howden ‘personality type’. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
We support each other, in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
We are determined to make a positive difference, at work and beyond
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define.
Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.
And we know that separate home and work lives don't really exist. If you're happy and healthy at home, you're more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa. That's why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Howden, 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 age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.
Our sustainability promise
We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It's a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can. Our governance processes, company policies, and review systems are all geared towards our goal of making a positive impact in the world. You can read more about our sustainability work here. Permanent
