Job Title: Strategic UnderwriterContract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option availableSalary Range: £35,200 - £42,000Location: Hybrid -Eastleigh, Bournemouth, GloucesterClosing Date for Applications: Tuesday 19th NovemberStrategic Underwriter:To contribute to the profitable development and maximise the performance of Ageas Household accounts by assisting in the development and improvement of pricing and products through all distribution channelsMain Responsibilities as a Strategic Underwriter:

• To review underwriting rules and documentation and make recommendations to ensure that the business written by Ageas is of the required quality to maximise the profitability of the accounts.
• To develop and recommend new underwriting concepts utilising market and competitor analysis to maximise account profitability.
• To evaluate new scheme, and product propositions in order to identify potential profitability and recommend any necessary underwriting changes.
• To provide underwriting support in the development of new projects and programs of work.
• Support Underwriting and Pricing initiatives aligned to our strategic plan such as, but not limited to:

o   Competitive Footprint expansiono   New products and propositionsSkills and experience you need as a Strategic Underwriter

• Knowledge and experience of working in a Household Personal Lines Underwriting environment, a sound understanding of underwriting principles and experience of a range of technical issues. Awareness of the market and legal / industry developments.
• Strong numeracy skills with an ability to analyse, interpret and identify trends within large volumes of data and to make and present clear and accurate recommendations.
• Customer focused, able to support whilst building rapport with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Practiced time management experience, a sound understanding of numbers and the ability to quickly identify inconsistencies in data, an analytical thinker who is able to deduce information.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the Strategic Underwriter role based in any UK Office:At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks’ at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness coverGetting Around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown CoverGet some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leaveAbout Ageas:We’re one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work, which is echoed in the service we provide to over four million customers.As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter and a Disability Confident Employer (which means interviews are guaranteed for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum role criteria). For more information please see our Diversity and Inclusion pages.Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements.