Careers at Camberford Underwriting

Senior Development Underwriter

Location: London / hybrid

Salary: £negotiable

Camberford Underwriting are looking to recruit a Senior Development Underwriter to join our business. This will be a technical underwriting role supporting the Head of Underwriting in all technical underwriting functional activities, as well as supporting the Camberford Real Estate Underwriting team and Property Technical Underwriting department.

Main duties will include:

• Review and analyse presentations, proposals and renewals and underwrite risks within authority levels and in accordance with underwriting rules and licence requirements
• Underwrite complex property risks and portfolios, including engagement with capacity where required
• Contribute to achievement of new and renewal business targets
• Receive and respond to underwriting referrals from trading underwriting teams
• Assist in the development of underwriting capability within trading underwriting teams
• Contribute to the development of policy wordings and documentation, underwriting guides and rating algorithms
• Collate, analyse and report on insured asset data at the portfolio level
• Proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to underwriters, brokers and insurer partners
• Implement operational underwriting feedback change as part of ongoing technical development of products
• Provide technical input into the annual product review cycle
• Provide support to Head of Underwriting – Real Estate across all technical underwriting functional activities
• Liaison with all MGA brands as required
• Participating in external broker & insurer meetings
• Meet regularly with underwriting, claims and administrative colleagues to discuss current issues

Significant Commercial Underwriting experience is essential to be considered for this role.

For more information please contact Steve Scrimgeour via steve.scrimgeour@camberford.com. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

New Business Underwriter

Liability Underwriter

Location: Bromley (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office)

Salary: £Negotiable

Camberford Underwriting are a key and prominent part of Brown and Brown Europe and this is a fantastic opportunity to join the business in an important role. You'll be underwriting profitable new business, with a bias towards Electrical and HVAC, on a day to day basis and assisting brokers with the smooth running of existing policies.

Duties to be performed will include:

Handle New Business. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Reviewing and analysing presentations and proposals.
• Underwriting risks within authority levels and in accordance with any underwriting licence that is in place.
• Using capacity appropriately.
• Issuance of quotations to brokers.
• Entering risk information onto appropriate systems.
• Negotiating with brokers.
• Keeping relevant registers, logs and records up to date as required by team procedures e.g. new business logs, renewal registers, group business registers.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers and insurers.
• Conduct prospecting activities as required by team procedures e.g. cases that lapsed last year, cases quoted but not bound last year.
• Provide correct and high quality to advice to brokers on Camberford Underwriting products.
• Issue clear and correct instructions to members of the Administration team.

Carry out all business activity strictly within the rules and requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Ensure the fair treatment of policyholders and prospective policyholders.

Adhere to all Company, and where appropriate Group, Compliance policies, procedures and practices.

Adopt and promote a positive, proactive attitude to compliance matters.

Achieve individual and department targets as specified in your Objectives.

Previous underwriting experience is required to be considered for this role.

For more information please contact Steve Scrimgeour via steve.scrimgeour@camberford.com. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.