About The RoleTeam Underwriting & Claims - Life
Working Pattern -Remote role.Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working! Top 3 skills needed for this role:- Strong background in financial underwriting.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Experienced underwriting in all Protection products.
What this role is all about:To implement VitalityLifes High Net Worth (HNW) underwriting proposition so that we develop a market-leading reputation for underwriting delivery, innovation and excellence.
Key Actions- Underwrite HNW cases in accordance with Vitality's underwriting philosophy and quality standards.
- Meet and support brokers to help manage key large cases through the underwriting process.
- Liaise with our reinsurers to ensure successful placement of business.
- Work with our sales teams to develop bespoke financial underwriting solutions for key clients.
- Educate the sales teams on the large case underwriting journey and how to navigate this.
- Help mentor and develop less experienced underwriters.
- Identify how we can improve our HNW underwriting proposition, so that we have the most compelling HNW underwriting proposition in the market.
What do you need to thrive?- Broad experience of underwriting large cases requiring financial & medical underwriting.
- A sound knowledge of the reinsurance and retrocession aspects of this business.
- Existing relationships and credibility with advisors who work in this market.
- A very high level of credibility and influence with the reinsurance market.
- Experience of working closely with and mentoring senior underwriters (ideally including underwriters based at different locations).
- An excellent knowledge of all aspects of financial and medical underwriting.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Good communicator and influencer/manages conflict well.
- Good grasp of Microsoft office product.
So, whats in it for you?- Bonus Schemes A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12% We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.
Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!If you are successfulin your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:- Help you to be the healthiest youve ever been.
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
- Be there for you when you need us.
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.
About The CompanyWe're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded
"Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
Weve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. Were successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
Diversity & InclusionWere committed to diversity and inclusion because its good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
Vitalitys approach to sustainabilityVitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early.JBRP1_UKTJ
