Underwriting Support Manager

City of London
10 months ago
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THIS IS A 12 MONTHS FTC with hybrid working ( 3 days in/ 2 WFH)

Our client - who has a rich history of trading in the Lloyd's market, both as a Syndicate and Members' Agency-are looking for an Underwriting Operations/Support Manager to oversee a team of Underwriting Assistants who will be focusing on the data integrity side of the business.

This is an operational role where the overall objective is to centralise operational activity under group operations.

They need a dynamic and forward-thinking individual with a strong background in the Lloyd's insurance underwriting lifecycle and its' support requirements.

You must be an expert in the various underwriting needs and solutions used throughout the underwriting lifecycle process (e.g. Underwriting Workbench, Pricing, Data and MI reporting and dependencies) with proven experience in the market to back this up.

You will definitely have team management experience, ensuring that the hiring, induction, training and ongoing performance management is consistent, and of high quality. Your aim will be to work effectively across diverse teams and drive them towards common objectives.

This is a genuine opportunity to utilise your proven technical underwriting abilities as well as your team management skills to make a positive and effective contribution to centralise operational activity, enhancing all support services provided to the Underwriting teams in the course of their day to day activities.

Salary £(phone number removed)

With excellent benefits

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