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Underwriter – Motor Trade

Chelmsford, Bristol or Birmingham with hybrid working

QBE are hiring for a Motor Trade Underwriter to join our experienced Motor Trade team. The role can be based from our office in Chelmsford, Bristol or Birmingham and will have coverage across the Southeast.

Our motor trade product across the UK has grown significantly, and we are looking for an additional Underwriter to maintain this development for the Southeast region.  With large premiums, a wide appetite and clear underwriting strategy, this is a brilliant opportunity to join an empowered, supportive team.

This is for the perfect role for an empowered motor trade Underwriter with good technical skills, sound business acumen and the ability to identify customer solutions and make sound underwiring decisions to achieve business plan objectives.

Your Role

• Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximise influence
• Participate fully and use your expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
• Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximise brand leverage
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency
• Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively and appropriately 

About You

• Experience in UK motor trade underwriting
• Ability to negotiate effectively to secure and retain new and existing motor trade business using a toolbox of trading levers and achieving excellent outcomes.
• Motor Trade product technical experience – preferable with larger premium spend clients £50k+
• A market knowledge of the Southeast with good intermediary relationships.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a specialist UK motor trade team in addition with risk solutions, claims management and operational support teams
• Commercial ability to understand the key profit drivers to maximise long term wealth for our shareholders

Why QBE? At My Best?? 

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.?? 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.??

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).? 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.??