underwriter
9 the last 362 days, recently 2023-10-09
Responsibility
- we're recruiting for a committed Senior Life Underwriter to join our established team, on a permanent basis
- we're really excited to be recruiting for a committed Life Underwriter to join our established team, on a permanent basis
- we have a fantastic opportunity for an Equity Release Development Underwriter to join our team on a permanent basis
Show more +67 - you're also welcome to work from our Bournemouth or Hitchin offices if you are more local to either of those
- you’ll provide key insights into underwriting data, and contribute to the adherence of lending policies across the business
- come from a substantial risk management background, with experience of underwriting life and income protection insurance products
- within this exciting new role, you will efficiently underwrite new business applications for Life, Critical Illness, and Income Protection insurance policies
- possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- hold a diploma in Life and Disability Underwriting
- be able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy, and meet tight deadlines
- our ideal candidate will
- possess a substantial risk management background
- about you
- exhibit great administration skills, including the ability to manage, plan and prioritise your workload to adapt to customer needs
- have experience of underwriting equity release or mortgage products, on an applicant and property basis, plus knowledge of operational underwriting
- we are seeking an experienced, knowledgeable individual to support the Head of Underwriting in developing and deploying our Protection business underwriting philosophy, as a Development Underwriter.
- we’re pleased to be recruiting for a Life Underwriter to join our New Business and Claims team, on a fixed-term basis of 12 months
- we are LV= Life and Pensions, and we’re fully committed to ensuring that our customers trust us to protect their families, finances, and futures – that’s why we keep them at the heart of every decision we make
- our ideal candidate will…
- be knowledgeable and experienced in regards to tele-interviewing principles and philosophies
- competently work on your own on complex cases, while also helping your team deliver on key targets
- have proven experience in underwriting large cases with high sums assured
- we're keen to hear from experienced underwriters with a background covering Life, Critical Illness and/or Income Protection claims
- demonstrate excellent knowledge of property e.g. construction, utilities, titles etc
- you'll report directly to a manager based at our Exeter office, and, although this will be your office base, we're happy to chat to experienced Underwriters who are comfortable working from home, with occasional visits to the office when required
- within this role, the successful candidate will efficiently underwrite new business applications for life, critical illness, and income protection insurance and ensure that legitimate claims are paid, in accordance with LV’s Protection products
- in fact, doing the right thing is what unites all 1,200 of our people, driving us forward as we shape tomorrow, together
- as part of this varied new role, you will support the development and deployment of the Underwriting philosophy and technical standards within the Equity Release sector
- demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- demonstrate an excellent communication style, with good analytic abilities
- be trustworthy, with the ability to work to your own initiative, as well as within a team
- we are really excited to be looking for a committed Life Underwriter to join our fantastic established team on a permanent basis
- exhibit excellent communication and analytic abilities
- competently work in a fast-paced, changing environment, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and meeting tight deadlines
- focus on customer service orientation and the importance of this within the business
- make pragmatic decisions and judgements on cases, in line with regulatory requirements and LV= values
- possess excellent time management skills and an awareness of the SLA’s and KPI’s required
- be focused on providing excellent customer service
- you’ll still be part of a wider team and have all the support you need, so whether you’re on the doorstep of the office or a bit further away, let’s talk about what an opportunity here could look like for you
- you'll report directly to a manager based at our Exeter office, and although this will be your office base, we're happy to chat to experienced Underwriters who are comfortable working from home, with occasional visits to the office when required
- possess good administration skills, including the ability to manage, plan, organise, and prioritise your own workload to adapt to customer needs
- have strong working experience of using, maintaining, and developing automated underwriting decision-making software including development of new rules, and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of existing rules ideally using the Underwrite Me rules engine
- have good working knowledge of new business processes
- be numerical and literate, with a real eye for detail
- be an excellent communicator, comfortable in building rapport with customers and stakeholders
- maintain working knowledge of new business processes
- you’ll ensure these are dealt with sensitively and appropriately, in relation to the risk, and ensure that legitimate claims are paid in accordance with LV’s Protection products
- be able to work on your own on complex, cases while also helping your team to deliver key targets
- advantageously have previous reassurance interaction, and previous project experience
- consistently be professional and approachable, ensuring that each customer’s journey with us is exemplary
- have previous project experience
- maintain extensive knowledge and experience of operational underwriting at all levels, and of all key products underwritten by LV= in the Protection business
- be an experienced underwriter, with a background covering Life, Critical Illness and/or Income Protection claims
- proactively consider the evolving needs of the business, and our changing industry
- details
- have established at least 3 years of experience in initial/full medical underwriting or claims assessment roles
- make pragmatic decisions and judgements on cases, in line with regulatory requirements and the LV= values
- within this new role, your duties will include…
- demonstrate a good knowledge of Protection products
- be educated to A Level standard or equivalent
- you will likely have used various systems in the past and that is all good experience
- you will have gained this experience in a similar role and be looking for a new challenge to further develop your skills and experience
- if you have proven experience in underwriting large cases with high sums assured, we would be very keen to hear from you
- have excellent numeracy and literacy skills, plus a real eye for detail
- contributing to the development and management of our life underwriting philosophy, technical standards, controls and practices
- CII exams in Life & Disability underwriting – desirable
- have a genuine passion for underwriting and a willingness to share your knowledge and suggestions
- full training will be given on our internal platform
- contributing suggestions and ideas to improve the customer journey
- you’ll be trustworthy, with the ability to work on your own initiative as well as within a team. You will have excellent time management skills and an awareness of the SLA’s and KPI’s required
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