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Join AXA Commercial and be part of an award-winning team! As the 2024 Insurance Award’s Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, we're proud to be industry recognised for our ongoing commitment to supporting our broker partners and customers. We're currently looking to expand the commercial team and bring to market a great opportunity to join us as a Branch Underwriting Manager. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for you to build key foundations and shape the narrative, that will provide AXA the exposure and scope required for growth. Reporting into the Branch Manager you’ll lead and manage the operational underwriting function our National Trading Centre Branch in Bolton, applying underwriting and pricing strategy and policies, to build technical excellence and deliver profit and income targets. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 60% of your week away from home, at our office location in Bolton, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition. What you’ll be doing: Deliver planned underwriting result through underwriting account management financial planning, account monitoring and analysis of underwriting trends. Take responsibility for profitability, underwriting governance and control of all business traded through the Branch. Demonstrate loss ratio control by effectively implementing and monitoring underwriting controls. Build a reputation as an underwriting expert and build confidence in the Branch’s underwriting capability. Set and monitor underwriting standards across the Branch ensuring effective management and deployment of empowerment, whilst creating clarity for underwriters seeking to progress through licence levels. Coach and develop underwriting staff, fostering a culture of high performance. Lead teams to deliver upon financial KPI’s including New Business, Retention, Rate, Pipeline and GWP. Lead underwriting relationships with key customers and brokers. Role model good decision-making behaviours, on technical and trading issues, that sets the tone to deliver strategic objectives. Manage the underwriting team through effective performance management to continuously develop the capabilities of the Branch. What you’ll bring: Previous experience of working at a senior level within a commercial insurance environment – essential. Sound understanding of insurance market and processes - essential. Excellent relationship management skills and experience of building successful long-term relationships both internally and externally. People and resource management skills and the ability to lead and motivate teams. Pragmatic decision-making ability with good analytical and numerical reasoning skills. Long and short-term planning and analytical skills with proven experience of both operational and strategic planning. Experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios, including large case and portfolio management within a Commercial environment. Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment. Understanding of the profitability of business within the intermediary channel. ACII qualification - desirable. As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom. This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years. What we offer: At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive: Competitive annual salary of up to £90,000 dependent on experience Annual company & performance-based bonus Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions) Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary) 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Private Medical Cover Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave AXA employee discounts Up to 21 hours volunteering leave per year Gym benefits To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. Who we are: AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.
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Join AXA Commercial and be part of an award-winning team! As the 2024 Insurance Award’s Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, we're proud to be industry recognised for our ongoing commitment to supporting our broker partners and customers. We're currently looking to expand the commercial team and bring to market a great opportunity to join us as a Branch Underwriting Manager. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for you to build key foundations and shape the narrative, that will provide AXA the exposure and scope required for growth. Reporting into the Branch Manager you’ll lead and manage the operational underwriting function our National Trading Centre Branch in Bolton, applying underwriting and pricing strategy and policies, to build technical excellence and deliver profit and income targets. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 60% of your week away from home, at our office location in Bolton, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition. What you’ll be doing: Deliver planned underwriting result through underwriting account management financial planning, account monitoring and analysis of underwriting trends. Take responsibility for profitability, underwriting governance and control of all business traded through the Branch. Demonstrate loss ratio control by effectively implementing and monitoring underwriting controls. Build a reputation as an underwriting expert and build confidence in the Branch’s underwriting capability. Set and monitor underwriting standards across the Branch ensuring effective management and deployment of empowerment, whilst creating clarity for underwriters seeking to progress through licence levels. Coach and develop underwriting staff, fostering a culture of high performance. Lead teams to deliver upon financial KPI’s including New Business, Retention, Rate, Pipeline and GWP. Lead underwriting relationships with key customers and brokers. Role model good decision-making behaviours, on technical and trading issues, that sets the tone to deliver strategic objectives. Manage the underwriting team through effective performance management to continuously develop the capabilities of the Branch. What you’ll bring: Previous experience of working at a senior level within a commercial insurance environment – essential. Sound understanding of insurance market and processes - essential. Excellent relationship management skills and experience of building successful long-term relationships both internally and externally. People and resource management skills and the ability to lead and motivate teams. Pragmatic decision-making ability with good analytical and numerical reasoning skills. Long and short-term planning and analytical skills with proven experience of both operational and strategic planning. Experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios, including large case and portfolio management within a Commercial environment. Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment. Understanding of the profitability of business within the intermediary channel. ACII qualification - desirable. As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom. This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years. What we offer: At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive: Competitive annual salary of up to £90,000 dependent on experience Annual company & performance-based bonus Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions) Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary) 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Private Medical Cover Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave AXA employee discounts Up to 21 hours volunteering leave per year Gym benefits To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. Who we are: AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.
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