Underwriter

The company:

Commercial lines, personal lines and specialty programs are run as separate business units. Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1958, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Ireland.

Position summary:

The previous person in this role moved to another team. We want an underwriter who can say no clearly and say yes with the right terms. Agent relationships matter here. Expect regular agency visits. Remote, open to candidates across Ireland. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Key responsibilities:

• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees
• Work with loss control on recommendations and follow-up

Requirements:

• Strong judgment on risk selection and pricing
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management or a related field
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits
• Comfortable negotiating with agents

What you get:

Compensation: €48,000 - €64,000 per annum

• Health insurance for you and your family
• Company pension scheme
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Annual bonus

No agencies please.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Marbleworth Insurance.