Underwriter – Professional Indemnity

Job Title: Underwriter – Professional Indemnity

Location: London/Hybrid (Typically 2/3 days in the office)

Type: Full time – Permanent (If you are a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please do still get in touch)

At Globe Underwriting, we provide much more than just a workplace. We are dedicated to fostering skill development and knowledge within a team that is passionate about their work, values their Employees, and truly celebrates diversity.

Working at Globe Underwriting means you’ll be part of The Ardonagh Group. We are proud of our innovative environment offering many opportunities for growth across the wider group. Employees regularly move between our united teams, and we encourage you to make your role your own.

Our offices are lively and exciting places to be, but we understand that life needs flexibility, and offer a genuinely flexible approach to working. If you are looking to join a thriving, energetic business with exciting plans, this role could be an ideal fit for you.

We offer much more than just an inclusive culture with apprenticeships, study support, participation in our annual Spotlight Awards, Community Trust, Sports Teams, office socials, events and so much more. All of this with a supportive management team as well as working alongside some of the industry’s top talent.

You’ll have access to wellbeing programs, fantastic discounts across many big-name businesses including supermarkets, gym memberships, restaurants, and healthcare cash plans etc.

• Employer pension contribution of 10% (providing you, the Employee provides 5%).
• Good work life balance - flexibility to suit you.
• Competitive salary.
• Life Assurance at X4 of your base salary.
• Group Income Protection.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Group annual bonus scheme.

To contribute to the Globe PI Team, meeting and exceeding its growth and profitability targets, while maintaining Underwriting discipline within the scope of the Binding Authority and Globe’s Underwriting appetite.

Responsible for underwriting and managing PI risks within defined authority levels, contributing to the profitable growth of Globe’s PI portfolio. The role focuses on technical underwriting, broker engagement, and portfolio management under the guidance of senior underwriting leadership.

Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing submissions and providing quotes to brokers in line with the Globe Underwriting appetite and within the criteria set out in the Delegated Underwriting Agreement (DUA).
• Build and maintain existing and new Broker relationships.
• Checking firm order slips meet requirements and formally bind lines.
• Review and agree endorsements.
• Send final slips for processing.
• Produce MI to be shared internally or with capacity providers.
• Build good working relationships with capacity providers.
• Participate in regular team meetings to:
  • Review our progress against targets.
  • identify and suggest improvements for growth areas.
• Delivery of daily tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Working compliantly with the Authority delegated by insurers.

• Minimum 3 years Insurance experience, ideally in Underwriting.
• A strong understanding of the Professional Indemnity market and products.
• Minimum academic qualifications required: A-levels.
• High level proficiency in MS Outlook, Word and Excel – PowerPoint experience can be beneficial also.
• Strong negotiation, influencing skills, analytical, verbal and written communication skills are valuable.

Candidates should be motivated, success driven and enjoy working within a dynamic high performing team. They will need to be comfortable and capable of working with employees from other departments within Globe.

The successful candidate will need to have experience communicating with Brokers and providing articulate responses both in person and via email. As a trading underwriter the candidate must have strong technical knowledge, enabling them to underwrite accounts and suitably document their thought…