Senior New Business P&C Underwriter

About AXA: AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them

As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance

We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive

Job overview: We’re expanding our Manchester branch and seeking a New Business Senior Underwriter in Property and Casualty to manage profitability, influence the underwriting team, and foster stakeholder collaboration

This role offers vital opportunities to drive growth, enhance technical and trading capabilities, and deliver exceptional service to our customers

By building strong relationships with brokers and internal teams, you’ll help set the foundation for the branch’s ongoing success and development

Key responsibilities: Act as the face of AXA in presenting propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, based on industry knowledge and technical underwriting expertise, subject to the scale and complexity of the case

Work with Trading Underwriters to negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing that differentiate AXA to meet customer needs

Proactively develop a robust pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate qualified growth opportunities leveraging both client and broker relationships, ensuring pipeline is effectively managed and realised

Lead and fully embed the large case management process for new business

Develop and build collaborative broker relationships, sometimes client, across the region, taking full ownership for the generation and placement of profitable commercial business from self-sourced

Underwrite profitable new business, in line with AXA established underwriting controls and practices and act as a referral point in branch across new business

Develop and maintain a quality distribution strategy and communication plan with key influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs achieved

Work arrangements: 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 three days a week (60%) away from home

Away from home means either attendance at our office location in Manchester, visiting clients or attending industry events

Your skills & experience: Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment

Sound understanding of the Manchester insurance market

Proven experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios within a Commercial environment

Coaching and development skills within in a similar environment and experience of working in teams and successful record of delivering results

Strong trading capability – commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to build strong broker relationships

Pragmatic decision making, analytical and numerical reasoning skills

Excellent risk assessment and risk management skills

Progress towards Dip CII qualification is 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

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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

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