Real Estate Underwriter (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)

Job title: Real Estate Underwriter (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time) Location: Birmingham/Hybrid
The opportunity: Are you an experienced underwriter looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join an organisation that will invest in your development? We are looking for an underwriter to join our Commercial Real Estate team on a permanent basis. If you share our passion for putting customers first and our relentless desire to meet their expectations, this role could be for you! Working within our Real Estate Underwriting team, you will join a team of experienced underwriters that will be able to support you. This is a great opportunity for someone that is looking to progress in one of the world’s largest insurance companies. You will have the opportunity to work directly with some of long serving, major customers so it is important that you have a focus on providing excellent customer service. This role is available part-time, job-share or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.
What will you be doing?

• Deliver against underwriting & financial measures as outlined in the plan.
• Demonstrate market visibility & underwriting expertise.
• Develop, maintain & collaborate with Line of Business representatives on referrals and other business-related needs, as appropriate.
• Qualify accounts to meet with the organisation's appetite, consistent with sound business opportunity.
• Accurately select, assess and price risk in line with underwriting mentorship.
• Make clear recommendations for market pricing, backed up by strong rationale and confident decision-making.
• Have an external presence within the Public Sector visiting our customers regularly ensuring you fully understand their risk & insurance requirements.
• Serve as a key Zurich contact for our customers.

What are we looking for?

• Previous Real Estate/Property underwriting experience.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proactive and able to manage a varied workload.
• Strong verbal, written communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to effectively assess risk.
• Cert or DiP CII Qualified or actively working towards accreditation.

The reward: As well as a competitive salary, we also offer an excellent lifestyle benefits package which includes:

• 12% company pension contribution (employee contribution optional)
• 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
• Annual company bonuses
• Contribution to private Healthcare cover
• Discounted technology offers
• Virtual GP appointments
• Discounted gym membership,
• Free flu jab
• Discounted gadget insurance

At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our employees work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.
Who we are: With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. The success of our business is built on the contributions of our highly talented employees - people who work every day to position us at the forefront of the insurance industry. We therefore look to hire great people and we encourage those people to give their best.
You’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future.
Further information: At Zurich we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that. Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.
With the above in mind we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.
We are committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity through the Zurich Community Trust. We have won numerous awards for our work on Diversity and Inclusion. You can read about our awards on our website.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.