Underwriting Assistant - Digital

General Job Title: Underwriting Assistant Division: Beazley Digital Reports To: As per Beazley’s organisation chart Key Relationships: Underwriters, Brokers, Coverholders, other staff members and external clients and suppliers

Job Summary: To assist the team in maintaining efficient underwriting processes and providing customer service to clients

Who We Are Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years’ experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world

Our mission is to provide Beautifully Designed Insurance, innovating to give our clients the maximum benefit with minimum hassle

Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons

Our Culture We employ over 1,500 people globally, hosting a wonderful diversity of cultures, experiences and backgrounds

We are proud of our unique culture at Beazley that empowers our staff to work from when and where they want, in an adult environment that’s low on policies & politics but big on collaboration, diversity & personal accountability

Our three core values inspire the way we work and how we treat our customers and people – 1) Be bold 2) Strive for better 3) Do the right thing

Upholding these values every day enables us to become an innovative and responsive organisation, in touch with the changing world and marketplace around us

We have set ambitious diversity & sustainability targets as we strive to better our business and the insurance industry as whole

Key Responsibilities: Underwriting Support Support the Underwriters in the delivery of an effective and efficient administration service Provide pre-underwriting and rating support to Underwriters and other staff

Ensure timely and accurate data entry and scanning of risk documentation onto all Beazley systems within agreed service levels

Specifically checking agreed % of risk entries as required

Data verification, integrity & accuracy

Photocopying, logging and scanning quotes and declinatures, filing, archiving and scanning

Interact with other teams within Beazley, ie Claims, Finance, Compliance, Management Services and other underwriting teams on matters affecting or related to accounts within the portfolio

Help maintain team standards through supporting other underwriting assistants in achieving their service/quality levels and targets, as required

Reporting Provide accurate management information to senior management team and underwriters

Produce ad hoc reports, presentations and marketing literature for senior managers, underwriters and other members of staff as requested

Broker/Client Interaction Provide a professional service to brokers in person, writing, email and telephone

Maintain and develop key relationships including brokers and external clients, responding to client queries in an accurate and timely fashion

Attend client meetings as required

Personal Specification: Skills and Abilities Accurate and numerate Computer skills – good working knowledge of MS Office, well developed spreadsheet skills Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing Motivational skills, team worker as well as able to work on own initiative The ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise Knowledge and Experience Proven administrative experience, preferably within the insurance or financial services sectors Proven background in accurate, high volume date entry Insurance experience advantageous Aptitude and Disposition Outcome focussed, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic Professional approach to successfully interact with managers/colleagues/external suppliers Competencies Achievement orientation Analytical thinking Information seeking Customer focus Team working Initiative Problem solving Detail orientated Time management Relationship building Communication skills Who We Are: Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years’ experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world

Our mission is to inspire our clients and people with the confidence and freedom to explore, create and build – to enable businesses to thrive

Our clients want to live and work freely and fully, knowing they are benefitting from the most advanced thinking in the insurance market

Our goal is to become the highest performing sustainable specialist insurer

Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons

Our Culture We have a wonderful mix of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds at Beazley with over 2,000 of us working around the world

Employee’s diversity, experience and passion allow us to keep innovating and moving forward, delivering the best

We are proud of our family-feel culture at Beazley that empowers our staff to work from when and where they want, in an adult environment that is big on collaboration, diversity of thought and personal accountability

Our three core values inspire the way we work and how we treat our people and customers

Be bold Strive for better Do the right thing Upholding these values every day has enabled us to become an innovative and responsive organization in touch with the changing world around us – our ambitious inclusion & diversity and sustainability targets are testament to this

We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative, and inclusive working environment

We actively encourage and expect applications from all backgrounds

Our commitment to fostering a supportive and dynamic workplace ensures that every employee can thrive and contribute to our collective success

Explore a variety of networks to assist with professional and/or personal development

Our Employee Networks include: Beazley RACE - Including, understanding and celebrating People of Colour Beazley SHE - Successful, High potential, Empowered women in insurance Beazley Proud - Our global LGBTQ+ community Beazley Wellbeing - Supporting employees with their mental wellbeing Beazley Families - Supporting families and parents-to-be We encourage internal career progression at Beazley, giving you all the tools you need to drive your own career here, such as: Internal Pathways (helping you grow into an underwriting role) iLearn (our own learning & development platform) LinkedIn Learning Mentorship program External qualification sponsorship Continuing education and tuition reimbursement Secondment assignments The Rewards The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus Competitively priced medical, dental and vision insurance Company paid life, and short- and long-term disability insurance 401(k) plan with 5% company match and immediate vesting 22 days PTO (prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), 11 paid holidays per year, with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs Up to $700 reimbursement for home office setup Free in-office lunch, travel reimbursement for travel to office, and monthly lifestyle allowance Up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave Up to 2.5 days paid annually for volunteering at a charity of your choice Flexible working policy, trusting our employees to do what works best for them and their teams Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual’s location and experience

The expected compensation range for this position is $50,000-$55,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus

Don’t meet all the requirements

At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway

You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles.