Senior Underwriter in London

Howden Group Holdings has recognised that attracting and retaining the right talent is of paramount importance to the continued success of the Group. We therefore need to attract individuals of the highest calibre through a recruitment process that is free from bias and discrimination, yet aligned to our commercial ambitions. Internal mobility plays an important role for the Group in retaining expertise, experience and talent by enabling employees to pursue their individual career goals and achieve their ambitions.

We’re looking for underwriters who want something bigger, who think a little differently and are ready for change. Join a high energy, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment. Full time, based in London, working within a collaborative team.

A Senior position in one of the world’s leading Bloodstock and Equine insurers, working towards heading up a team of experienced industry professionals and dealing with Lloyd’s Brokers, direct clients, other insurers and cover holders from around the world. The role involves quoting accounts for all classes of Equine and Bloodstock business and administering the ongoing policies.

• Exercises personal skill set, knowledge and technical expertise for the overall benefit of DUAL/ Ashby Underwriting, in actively training and developing other members of the team on market trends and keeping up to date on changes to case law and legislation from around the world.
• Participates and undertakes applicable professional, technical and development training (delivered internally and externally) as appropriate.
• Accountable for providing clients and customers with the relevant training, when required.
• Continuously shares ideas, best practice and other information to the benefit of the team.
• Accountable for issuing relevant and up to date articles on Bloodstock and Equine Insurances.
• Develops and enhance relationships with business partners, policy holders and service providers to continuously drive performance and results for DUAL.
• Ensures that the service provided to clients is of the highest technical standard.

• Ability to work efficiently and methodically.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• High level Inter-personal skills to relate effectively to both internal and external parties.
• All round awareness of those aspects of the insurance industry that have a direct bearing on key responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Technical knowledge of FCA, current case law and legislation as they pertain to customers and intermediaries.
• Significant experience in the insurance industry with a broad range of experience including one or more of the following: policy work and preparation, basic accounts, claims, insurance Underwriting/ broking and direct client liaison.
• Strong product awareness with significant experience of underwriting of specific class(es) to which the job holder is responsible for.

Founded in 1998, DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. That’s how we have become one of the world’s largest international underwriting agencies with US$3.5 of GWP. DUAL is part of Howden Group Holdings, an international insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. The Group was founded in 1994 and now has divisions in broking and underwriting, operates in 55 territories and employs over 18,000 people handling US$38bn of premium on behalf of clients.

We’ve travelled far since opening our first office in 1994. Back then we were local experts – based in London, with direct access to the world’s biggest insurance market. We’re still locals, and we still deliver the right advice and the right insurance to our clients. But now, we’re local all over the world. With 15,000 global colleagues and a partner network spanning more than 100 territories, we are the largest independent insurance broker in the world. But our values haven’t changed since day one, when we set out to create a company grounded in:

• An employee-ownership model
• Aligned external investors
• The trust and integrity born of friendship
• Expertise
• Independence

Our focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of Howden. Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Our employee ownership model sets us apart in the market. It’s created a culture of collaboration and innovation, where we’re driven to think bigger and empowered to challenge convention. Our flat structure and entrepreneurial spirit help us attract the best people and empower them to be the best version of themselves. And when we bring in and nurture great talent, more follows. That makes us better – and that’s better for everyone.

At Howden we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.