Underwriting Assistant – Specie account

MS Amlin – Underwriting Assistant – Specie account Permanent – Mon – Fri London Based/ Hybrid ASAP Start Underwriting Assistant Our Underwriting Assistants are at the heart of everything we do, without them our business wouldn’t function. The Underwriting Assistant is an active member of the underwriting team, ensuring that the day to day underwriting activities, including data management are managed smoothly and within the required regulatory frames and parameters. About The Job What you’ll spend your time doing:
Here’s a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

• Assist underwriters, including saving relevant documents to filing system
• Set up references for new & renewal accounts.
• Make sure all risks are actioned accordingly in S2000 and manage deal flow tracker file which records all offers and our response (written & signed, NTU, declined)
• Accuracy checking & write up notes before UW sign-off.
• Act as Team Data Steward
• Assist late payment reports/ EPI queries (Credit Controllers) & data fitness reports (Compliance).
• Liaise with the Actuarial and modelling team regarding pricing.
• Ensure the effective development of client/ broker relationships – beginning to demonstrate a good understanding of the clients and the market in which they operate and how we can best meet their needs, or drive their risk needs.
• Manage all queries in a professional and efficient manner
• Actively seek out new opportunities to develop new and existing client relationships that will meet the strategic drivers of MS Amlin
• Remain alert to developments affecting the business of the class. Report on such matters, as appropriate, to the Senior Underwriters or Underwriting Management
• Participate in the monitoring of premium payments and liaise with Brokers and CRT where necessary
• Participate in the monitoring of underwriting against the Business Plan drawing attention to exceptions where identified.
• Assistance with exposure management, modelling and actuarial to capture work as well as RDS (Realistic Disaster Scenario)
• Assistance with resolving standard risk review queries
• Assisting with the modelling of the Specie portfolio, including both open market risks and binding authorities

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also…

• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Are a strong problem solver

What you’ll need: For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:

• Demonstrate developed skills in numeracy, law, economics, marketing, risk and language
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to create and develop any existing relationships
• Self-motivation & strong organisational skills

What you can expect from us: A competitive salary and benefits package is a given, but you can also expect:

• A great team and supportive colleagues
• An open mind (especially to new ideas and ways of doing things)
• A strong focus on diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
• A programme of wellbeing and mental health support
• Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)
• Flexible working
• Continuous learning
• Study support
• Structured career development
• Exposure to brokers & clients

About Ms Amlin MS Amlin is part of a global top-10 insurance group MS&AD, with three main legal entities operating in the Lloyd’s (MS Amlin Underwriting Limited), UK & Continental European (MS Amlin Insurance SE) and Swiss and Bermudian (MS Reinsurance) markets. We have an enviable reputation for our customer knowledge, claims service and the specialist insurance and reinsurance expertise we apply. We provide the type of security leading organisations need to break new ground, innovate and offer life-changing services and amenities to some of the world’s most challenging regions. Through our parent company, our record extends back over 300 years and today we have more than approximately 1800 people in 15 locations worldwide. We are experts in underwriting, with both technical capability and deep knowledge of the areas we insure. Our claims service aims for equality, with efficient, fair and timely claims management. We’re going through an exciting period of modernisation and transformation for which we need entrepreneurial thinkers to help execute our strategic vision for growth. We’re on a dynamic path and we need your to help shape it. MS Amlin is committed to taking a flexible approach to working to allow our employees more control over when and where they work, while still continuing to meet our client demands. This flexible approach continues into our benefit scheme, with a competitive package and attractive lifestyle fund. Conduct Rules With the implementation of the SM&CR (Senior Managers & Certification Regime), the Financial Services and Markets Act gave the FCA new powers to write conduct rules and apply them to all employees within a firm. The Conduct Rules set basic standards of good personal conduct. They stipulate that you must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due care, skill and diligence
• Be open and co-operative with the FCA, PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standards of market conduct

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