Scheme Underwriter Digital Trading and Partnerships

Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis.

Location: Farnborough or Chichester

Closing Date: 2nd March 2025

At Zurich, we are committed to supporting every employee to progress in their careers and therefore encourage internal moves through a transparent posting and selection process. We also ask you to inform your current line manager about your application beyond the first interviews in the spirit of transparency

The opportunity: 

Do you have experience within Underwriting? Have you previously worked with Delegated Authority Arrangements? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, we would love to hear from you. As a Portfolio Underwriter in Zurich Municipal, you will be focusing on the management, control and renewal of our Delegated Authority arrangements, working across all lines of business, with specific focus on Property, Casualty and Motor.

Zurich Municipal (ZM) is a leading provider of insurance and risk management solutions for the public and voluntary sectors. Since 1993 we’ve insured charities, voluntary organisations, housing associations, and the education and public sectors, helping our customers better understand and reduce the risks they face. We provide insurance for organisations of all sizes across the UK, from insuring a large local authority to small community groups.

This role will be challenging but incredidbly rewarding. You will be joining an experienced team where development is key, and support will be given all the way.

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience within the Zurich Municipal business, which offers a truly bespoke and personalised service to a range of customers in the Public Sector – from education to charities.

This role is available part-time, job-share or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.

What will you be doing?

Some of your key activities include:

• Manage UW referrals from our DA partners, liaising with Line of Business representatives as appropriate, and ensuring DA operates within Zurich’s underwriting strategy and appetite
• Ensure delivery of financial and underwriting metrics for Delegated Authority (DA) partners
• Ensure all correct Governance protocols and procedures have been followed in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Support the DA annual review cycle and resultant actions
• Ensure data quality from our DA partners is maintained to agreed standards and required focus on UW breaches, Complaints logs, etc.
• Collect and analyse quarterly conduct MI from DA partners
• Work with appropriate stakeholders (Legal, Marketing, Compliance, Distribution, Underwriting etc.) on any ad-hoc initiatives, projects concerning our DA’s
• Ensure areas for improvement are identified, with actions tracked and monitored through to resolution
• Demonstrate underwriting expertise
• Maintain close working relationships with our DA partners
• Support growth objectives by providing support in the underwriting due diligence and onboarding process for prospective new partnerships

What are we looking for?

• Underwriting experience essential
• An Understanding of Delegated Authorities would be beneficial
• Excellent communication skills - this role involves a high level of engagement with a wide variety of internal stakeholders plus external Delegated Authorities
• Strong negotiation skills
• Superior skills in relationship building
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to effectively assess risk
• Confidence to question and challenge the status quo
• Proactive and the ability to manage and prioritise your own workloads
• Ability to adapt to changes and embrace new challenges
• Cert or DiP CII Qualified or actively working towards accreditation

What will you get in return?

Everyone’s different. That’s why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life. Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year. Our benefits include 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.

Follow the link for more information about our benefits - Employee benefits | Working at Zurich Insurance UK

Who we are:

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that.

Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.

With the above in mind we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

We are committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity through the Zurich Community Trust

We have won numerous awards for our work on Diversity and Inclusion. We are also proud to be nominated for the 2020 Insurance Times award for Diversity and Inclusion. You can read about our awards on our website. 

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.