Development Underwriter - P&C

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive.

Our Leeds and Newcastle Branch are delighted to bring to market a P&C Development Underwriting position to work across their region.

As a Development Underwriter you'll help drive and transform how we partner our broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships. With a strong balance of technical and trading capability, you'll be empowered to make decisions, whilst supported by data, insight, and decision support tools on mobile technology to succeed in the role. There'll be focus on developing and delivering profitable growth, across new and existing business within the key markets. As part of the role, you'll be required to and a tool of trade car or cash allowance equivalent is provided.

• Promote and implement AXA's strategy, product offerings, and unique differentiators to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Represent AXA by presenting proposals for large, complex risks, leveraging industry knowledge and underwriting expertise.
• Develop a strong pipeline of Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate opportunities through proactive client and broker relationships.
• Build and nurture collaborative broker relationships across the region to source and place profitable business.
• Maintain a targeted distribution strategy and communication plan with influential brokers to meet financial KPIs.
• Underwrite new and existing business profitably, adhering to established practices, controls, and utilising available tools.
• Collaborate with Trading Underwriters to negotiate coverage, wording, and pricing to differentiate AXA and meet client needs.
• Lead and embed large case management processes for both new and existing business.
• Coach and develop underwriters to enhance their technical skills and trading capabilities.
• Support regional performance monitoring, review underwriting standards, and manage underwriting empowerment effectively.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least three days a week (60%) away from home. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Expert P&C technical underwriting knowledge in the Leeds / Newcastle areas.
• Record of securing and retaining business of large scale and complex business through developed senior broker/customer relationships.
• Evidence of previous technical and sales experience extending to effective pipeline management.
• Insight development, customer and broker portfolio relationship management.
• Personal impact and influence, with negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record in underwriting Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate business.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.