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Underwriting Assistant – Reinsurance

London with hybrid working? 

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for an Underwriting Assistant role joining our Casualty Reinsurance team, based in our London office with hybrid working. As an Underwriting Assistant you will play a crucial role in providing technical and administrative support to our underwriting team. Your responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate underwriting data, and contributing to the overall efficiency of the underwriting process.

We’re the down-to-earth, international insurer that is neither too big nor small, so you can make a real impact! It's a great time to join us and you will be working in a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Your New Role:?? 

• Contribute to recording and measurement of insurance risks, ensuring accuracy and adherence to performance standards
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Capture accurate underwriting data on systems to minimise risk and ensure high-quality information output
• Conduct research, prepare reports, and provide backup information to support the team and business planning
• Assist in the production of management information statistics and reports for the business planning process
• Provide general administration support to underwriting for the delivery of a professional service
• Collaborate with colleagues as part of the extended service team to deliver superior service standards

About you:??? 

• An interest in the insurance industry
• A good level of numeracy and literacy, with an eye for detail
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Team player with the ability to work collaboratively and develop successful working relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce detailed reports at various levels
• Problem solving skills – demonstrates tenacity in handling and resolving queries

Why QBE? At My Best?? 

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.?? 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.?? 

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).? 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.??