Job Details

Underwriting assistant

Sector:General Insurance

Region : Greater London

Location: City Of London

Salary: 24,000 - 30,000 Bonus Pension

Job Ref.: DAH160919

Job Information

Job Title: Insurance Underwriting Technician/Administrator - Salary to 30k DOE

Job Summary:

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen within a market leading Caribbean Insurance Specialist. A Lloyds Cover holder based within the City of London, currently looking for an Insurance Technician to join their skilled and ambitious team. This is principally an administrative role, focussing on providing assistance to the Associate Directors in managing their Caribbean property insurance portfolio, while maintaining a professional service to agents and markets.

Key Responsibilities:



• General administrative duties including scanning, filing, entering data onto relevant spreadsheets.
• Preparing insurance documentation in accordance with instructions set out by the Associate Directors (Certificates, Endorsements, Quotes, Application Forms and Pictures).
• Producing debit/credit notes and processing premiums on in-house system.
• Preparing LPANS and submitting premium payments to markets through Xchanging.
• Ad hoc management information tasks/projects.
• Handling Xchanging and internal queries in respect of both Policy and Premium issues.
• Maintain an electronic filing system.
• Liaising with agents on minor matters and sending out policy documentation when requested by the Associate Directors.



Skills & abilities

• Professionalism
• Ability to manage own time, meet deadlines and prioritise work
• Attention to detail, numerate and accurate
• Able to communicate effectively with others
• Organised and methodical approach to work and problem solving
• Strong demonstrable IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook



Knowledge and Experience



• Basic core insurance principles, with at least 1 year work experience in the industry
• Practice of working within a commercial environment, ideally within Insurance
• Familiarity with Xchanging and TAM Broker Management System (Ideal)
• Experience and understanding of property insurance, Caribbean and/or Cat perils (Ideal)


If you wish to a apply for the position, please complete the link or contact David Helliwell at Cameron James