Senior Media Underwriter – Professional Indemnity in Manchester

Location: Regional

Position Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Hybrid: Minimum of 2 days working in the office

Why Tokio Marine HCC?

Standing still is not an option in the current world of Insurance. TMHCC are one of the world’s leading Specialty Insurers. With deep expertise in our chosen lines of business, our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheet, TMHCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the industry. Looking beyond profit, empowering our people and delivering on our commitments are at the core of our customer values, and so is a desire to grow and provide creative and innovative solutions to our clients.

Job Purpose:

This role would be well suited for an Underwriter who is dedicated and keen to make an impact on a market leading team. The successful candidate will work closely with our regional underwriters facilitating the growth of our regional media PI book. This will include regular underwriter training as well as handling renewals, new risks, quotations, adjustments and developing broker relationships. This role is not based in Lloyds; however, experience of the London Market and international business would form part of this role. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop Media PI insurance working with brokers across the UK and internationally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide service to brokers for Media professionals.
• Broker development, actively meeting with Brokers to develop business.
• Attend market/client meetings as a representative of the Media PI team.
• Support Underwriting Director with project work in response to the evolving Media landscape.
• Underwriting of risks within authority and referral of risks outside of authority.
• Take underwriting referrals from others once appropriate authority level attained and provide necessary support/training to the team.
• Monitoring of Broker Accounts.
• Assist in compiling and presenting training sessions.
• Dealing with underwriting administration e.g. production of policy documents, accounts queries etc.

Skills and Experience Specification:

• At least 3 years’ experience of working within a similar role.
• A high level of technical Media PI underwriting knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to underpin broker development, relationship building and report writing.
• The ability to manage data within Excel.
• Strong negotiation and numerical skills.
• Ability to organise workload and priorities and work to deadlines.

What We Offer:

The Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies offers a competitive salary and employee benefit package. We are a successful, dynamic organization experiencing rapid growth and are seeking energetic and confident individuals to join our team of professionals. The Tokio Marine HCC Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies.