Senior Underwriter - Scottish Widows
Location:
Edinburgh Nationwide
Time Type:
Full time
Posted On:
Posted Yesterday
End Date:
December 28, 2024 (6 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID:
126871
Salary Range:
£42,120 - £46,800
We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
Flexible Working Options:
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary:
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Job Description:
JOB TITLE:
Senior Medical Underwriter - Scottish Widows
SALARY:
£42,120 - £63,180
LOCATION:
Nationwide
HOURS:
Full-time – 35 hours
About this opportunity: We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Underwriter within our Scottish Widows Protect Underwriting team. Scottish Widows Protect underwriting is a key risk process to support business growth and provide a comprehensive underwriting service for our customers. Making the right decisions for our protection customers is key to supporting our Protection strategy and business growth and providing a superior support service.
What you’ll need: We’ll need you to have previous medical underwriting experience in a Life and Disability Underwriting role, as you’ll be responsible for the assessment of life and disability applications. You’ll assess information from differing sources, such as GP medical reports, and information provided by applicants. It’s a varied and interesting role, where you’ll be making decisions on the best possible terms we can offer to our customers.
Your strong written and oral communication skills will be paramount, to enable you to articulate the reasons behind your decisions to both customers and advisors. You’ll need to show care and empathy when liaising with our customers, ensuring you’re sensitive to their circumstances.
Skills / Knowledge:
Knowledge and experience of the Protection Market in a Life and Disability Medical Underwriter role.
Understanding of medical terminology and ability to interpret medical information.
Excellent written and oral communication skills to articulate reasons for decisions to our customers.
Excellent relationship skills to liaise with Reinsurers, Chief Medical Officer, Intermediaries, and key partners.
Excellent analytical skills.
Ability for succinct and accurate records of underwriting summaries and decisions.
Ability to take ownership of individual workload and ensure timely completion.
About working for us: Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive, and perform at their best.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive?
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us.
About Us For over 320 years we’ve been making a difference to the lives of customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you’ll be helping Britain prosper.
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Edinburgh Nationwide
Time Type:
Full time
Posted On:
Posted Yesterday
End Date:
December 28, 2024 (6 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID:
126871
Salary Range:
£42,120 - £46,800
We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
Flexible Working Options:
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary:
see details below
Job Description:
JOB TITLE:
Senior Medical Underwriter - Scottish Widows
SALARY:
£42,120 - £63,180
LOCATION:
Nationwide
HOURS:
Full-time – 35 hours
About this opportunity: We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Underwriter within our Scottish Widows Protect Underwriting team. Scottish Widows Protect underwriting is a key risk process to support business growth and provide a comprehensive underwriting service for our customers. Making the right decisions for our protection customers is key to supporting our Protection strategy and business growth and providing a superior support service.
What you’ll need: We’ll need you to have previous medical underwriting experience in a Life and Disability Underwriting role, as you’ll be responsible for the assessment of life and disability applications. You’ll assess information from differing sources, such as GP medical reports, and information provided by applicants. It’s a varied and interesting role, where you’ll be making decisions on the best possible terms we can offer to our customers.
Your strong written and oral communication skills will be paramount, to enable you to articulate the reasons behind your decisions to both customers and advisors. You’ll need to show care and empathy when liaising with our customers, ensuring you’re sensitive to their circumstances.
Skills / Knowledge:
Knowledge and experience of the Protection Market in a Life and Disability Medical Underwriter role.
Understanding of medical terminology and ability to interpret medical information.
Excellent written and oral communication skills to articulate reasons for decisions to our customers.
Excellent relationship skills to liaise with Reinsurers, Chief Medical Officer, Intermediaries, and key partners.
Excellent analytical skills.
Ability for succinct and accurate records of underwriting summaries and decisions.
Ability to take ownership of individual workload and ensure timely completion.
About working for us: Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive, and perform at their best.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive?
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us.
About Us For over 320 years we’ve been making a difference to the lives of customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you’ll be helping Britain prosper.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
