Senior Underwriter in Brighton

About The Role

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Brighton

Senior Underwriter – Ansvar

Ansvar, part of the Benefact Group, is looking for a Senior Underwriter to join our Brighton office. As a Senior Underwriter at Ansvar, you will play a crucial role in developing, negotiating and profitably underwriting new business within your authority and in line with the Ansvar strategy. Our portfolio serves charities, property owners, businesses, faith groups, social enterprises and not‑for‑profit organisations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite new business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy.
• Provide embedded underwriting support at partner and customer sites if required.
• Plan, prioritise and manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLA’s to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Act as a referral point for the team, providing coaching and training within an appropriate time frame.
• Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face‑to‑face) to support Ansvar’s right‑first‑time approach and maintain successful internal and external relationships.
• Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance.
• Understand and operate within the regulatory framework, identifying and escalating any risks to the business.
• Identify complaints, act upon them and resolve in line with company policy.
• Conduct audits and provide feedback, coaching and training as appropriate.
• Provide team manager support as and when required.
• Manage a defined caseload.
• Actively expand personal technical and niche knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (in‑house training, CII, CPD).

What You’ll Need

• Qualified Dip CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Market, industry and company knowledge.
• A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service.
• Experience of acting as a coach within a commercial environment.
• Experience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environment.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary – let’s discuss it.
• Hybrid working.
• Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution.
• Generous annual bonus scheme: on‑target bonus between 6% and 24%.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme.
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance.
• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice.
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications.
• Access to virtual GP.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

Hear from the Hiring Manager

“We’re a dynamic, supportive team that values every voice – your ideas will be heard and you’ll have the chance to drive real growth in our business.”

About Us

Ansvar specialises in insurance to the third sector. We cover thousands of risks in the UK, and our products are specifically designed for the niches we insure. Driven by our values of empathy, professionalism and trust, we hold a genuine desire to positively impact the communities we help protect. Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size. We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135‑year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better. At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from everyone. If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know.