Regional Development Underwriter

Covéa Insurance offer a wide range of home, motor and commercial insurance backed by our award-winning customer service. Our purpose is to “help protect people against the worst happening and put it right if it does”. It’s the reason we are here, and it’s the task we all focus on every day.

You will be working within a collaborative and hard-working team of people, who are committed to achieving the teams’ financial business plan. We strive to be open and transparent with the broker community and our colleagues throughout the business, whilst remaining ambitious and driven to excel!

The role is a hybrid role, therefore will involve a mix of working from home and out on the road visiting our brokers.

What will I be doing?

• Developing partnership relationships with Mid-Market brokers through frequent on-site visits, training, social events and performance review meetings to deliver growth in commercial lines mid-market business
• Profitably underwriting and account managing commercial mid-market risks, within Covéa Insurance’s underwriting strategy
• Developing a pipeline of mid-market prospects and delivering a competitive new business service for brokers in line with tactical trading tools
• Promoting the benefits of Covéa Insurance products and services across Mid-Market, SME and Schemes
• Supporting colleagues to achieve our planned renewal retention and rate improvement targets
• Maintaining an accurate audit trail using Covéa Insurance’s systems, practices and procedures.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the commercial lines market, the Mid-Market broking marketplace and current legislation & litigation
• Supporting mid-market operational & process improvement

You should apply if you can demonstrate:

• Relationship management skills
• Experience in profitably underwriting larger and more complex commercial risks
• Portfolio Management capability
• An ability to deliver financial targets and develop future plans
• Experience providing technical and soft skills support to colleagues
• A strong & decisive approach to commercial underwriting
• Excellent communication skills combined with the ability to influence positive outcomes
• An ability to work independently and within a team level
• Use of initiative, innovativeness and a willingness to take the lead
• Minimum Dip CII or progress towards (preferred but not essential)

We understand that some candidates may be hesitant to apply for a position if they do not meet all the criteria listed in the job description. At Covéa, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role but do not fully meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to submit your application.

What’s on offer?

• 36.25 working hours per week with flexitime, (along with a range of flexible working options)
• Annual pay review and performance related bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays
• Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships
• A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group
• A range of health benefits such as access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, free eye tests, flu jabs and the option to opt into private medical insurance
• Tusker Car Scheme – salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years.
• Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched  to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution
• Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal.

Our Mission…

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create engaged, inclusive teams. Being an inclusive workplace means taking action to make sure everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, irrespective of their differences. We celebrate our differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our recruitment process is fair for all.  If you require any reasonable adjustments or wish to discuss in more detail, then please get in contact with us or mention it during the online application process.

Salary:

Up to 55k (DoE)

Working hours:

36.25