Commercial Motor Trade Underwriter

AXA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence. AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive.

We're looking to support the exciting growth across AXA Commercial and bring to market an opportunity for two Motor Trade Underwriters to join our highly successful team. One of these positions is New Business and one is Existing Business. It’s an exciting time to join us, as we continue to transform the Motor Trade Specialist team, a virtual and national team that delivers consistent and efficient service to Motor Trade customers. As Motor Trade Underwriter, you’ll be key in driving profitable growth through effective underwriting of business cases and building relationships with brokers.

Requirements

• Understanding of Motor Trade underwriting is preferred with consideration given to experience in P&C underwriting.
• Pragmatic decision-making with good analytic and interpersonal skills to be able to do this role effectively.
• Strong trading capability with commercial awareness, negotiation skills and ability to build strong relationships.
• Communication and presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
• Subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years due to Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned financial results and demonstrate your contribution to loss ratio control by effectively adhering to branch underwriting controls.
• Drive profitable growth through effective underwriting of cases, deliver trading targets and build underwriting relationships with customers.
• Identify poorly performing accounts and investigate reasons for lack of retention, discuss actions with senior underwriters, Team Managers and Account Managers and implement those actions to increase retention and improve profitability.
• Build effective trading relationships with Customers through trading activity and being recognised as a positive trading partner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed