Technical Assistant (Underwriting Graduate) London, England
Job description
The Role
We are looking for a numerate graduate to join the Property Treaty reinsurance underwriting team as a Technical Assistant with a planned career pathway to Underwriting. Full study support will be provided to complete your Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) qualifications.
Based in London, the team write close to $200m of income over US and International clients. This role would be supporting the underwriting team with administrative and foundation underwriting tasks initially with the candidate able to progress toward underwriting as they develop.
We are looking for someone who continually strives for improvement to bringing greater administrative efficiency and to learn about the products that we underwrite, and who can demonstrate the ability to work closely with others and to form sound relationships with brokers/clients in time.
Responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with all administrative duties for the team from beginning to end starting with the downloading of the broker submissions and modelling files until the end process when the business written is made live.
- Managing all underwriting account file information
- Ensuring information and documents are stored according to audit requirement
- Liaising and coordinating with internal teams such as Credit Control, WNS (our in-house data processing team), Catastrophe Modelling team & Underwriting Operations
- Communicating with credit control monthly and investigating premium discrepancies
- Assisting with the Peer Review process
- Maintaining and updating team tracking spreadsheets for new and renewal accounts to ensure Underwriters can view the latest up to date account information.
- Assisting with team meetings as and when required
- Supporting underwriters administration fulfilments & assisting or chasing where appropriate
- Assisting with online processes for our internal systems incl. Quopro, PBQA - pre bind quality assurance, Sanctions and TOBA requests
- Central contract point for onshore operations and WNS to maintain administration effectiveness
Skills and experience:
- Degree in a numerical / statistical discipline (Economics, Science, Engineering etc.)
- IT (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) literate to at least an intermediate level
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Organised, methodical, quick thinker
- Willingness and desire to learn and develop
- Demonstrable problem solving abilities
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload priorities effectively
Our benefits
We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.
About Canopius
Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.
At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.
Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.
We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.
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