Assistant Underwriter - Specialist Consumer Products

The Specialist Consumer Products team are a market leading provider of creditor, affinity group A&H and mortgage insurance. The role involves assisting with the underwriting and managing a growing portfolio of international business, in line with the business plan and personal authority limits.

As part of the Specialist Consumer Products team, you will support underwriting and manage an expanding portfolio of international business, adhering to the business plan and personal authority limits.

• You will assess and underwrite renewal business targeting business plan loss ratios.
• Assist underwriters in assessing and underwriting new business opportunities.
• Underwrite individual referrals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with brokers and clients.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal procedures.
• Develop a clear understanding of Consumer Duty, Fair Value measures and other FCA conduct guidance.
• Prepare binders and slips for renewals, ensuring all internal processes are followed.
• Participate in the product review process and review those products particularly allocated to you.
• Actively participate in monthly SCP team reporting and SCP Claims meetings.
• Compile monthly underwriting reports.
• Develop effective working relationships with other teams including Conduct, Delegated Underwriting Management and Compliance.
• In conjunction with the Head of Technical Underwriting, review and finalise contract wordings and customer documentation to maintain compliance with regulation and in light of Consumer Duty.

• Ability to exercise sound underwriting judgement based upon detailed risk analysis.
• General knowledge of insurance and underwriting within the Lloyd’s marketplace.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Power BI and Word.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• A desire to expand knowledge within the industries that we work in via professional exams and practical participation.

Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with relevant internal or external stakeholders, effectively involving and communicating with them to drive collaboration, support, and alignment towards shared goals.

Works effectively with team, project or other work groups or those outside formal line of authority to accomplish goals. Actively participates as a member of a team; develops and builds cohesive team relations to produce required outputs; possesses knowledge and understanding of colleagues work.

Adjusts thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to handle new, challenging, or complex situations; embracing change as a growth opportunity when working within new work structures, processes, regulations, or requirements.

Analyses current and future state business requirements and identifies strategies to continuously improve products, services or processes. Guides and inspires others to achieve results to enhance efficiency, quality and consistency.

Creates, develops and implements new ideas to enhance new or improved processes, systems, solutions, products or services; tries different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities.

The ability to cope with and recover from setbacks, challenges or difficulty. Perseveres even under pressure or crisis situations and uses ways that foster strength and growth, often emerging stronger than before.

Anticipates changes in regulations, technology and client needs, proactively responding to key trends happening in the industry. Thinks about the future through identifying opportunities and obstacles whilst planning effectively.

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non‑contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda. At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results. Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments.