Underwriting Assistant - Environmental

Underwriting Assistant To assist the team in maintaining efficient underwriting operations processes and providing customer service to clients. To provide support and assistance to Underwriters by submission triage, reviewing new and renewal business, including quoting, rating, binding, and issuance support. To manage account activities throughout the underwriting process. To provide effective reporting on account portfolio. To establish good internal and external relationships with clients and stakeholders. Underwriting Support: Entering / updating policy information in the policy admin system. Gathering information for new business and renewal quoting. Liaising with Broker queries. Preparing quote and rating tools for the Underwriter. Data verification to ensure integrity and accuracy. Producing quote documentation. Photocopying, logging, scanning quotes and declinatures, filing as required. Assisting with risk analysis, consistent with underwriting guidelines. Confirming pricing and binding conditions are met. Issuing new and renewal quotes, binders, and policies within company guidelines. Handling midterm account management activities. Interacting with other teams at Beazley on matters affecting or related to accounts within the portfolio. Attending underwriting training and meetings as appropriate. Producing reports on accounts portfolio. Helping maintain team standards through supporting other underwriting assistants in achieving their service/quality levels and targets as required. Preparing, generating and issuing policy documents as required. Overseeing the process for administering mid-term adjustments as required. Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met. Tax data entry into relevant systems if applicable to product line and region, as required. London based UAs should be prepared to attend to box at Lloyds periodically to support Underwriters. Supporting the underwriters and team leader as required. Participating in ad-hoc project work periodically. Broker/Client Interaction: Providing professional service to brokers via email, telephone, and face to face. Serving as the first point of contact for customer inquiries during the account life cycle. Maintaining and developing key relationships by responding to all client queries in a timely and accurate manner. General: It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere Beazley's core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better, and Doing the Right Thing as they contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers. We also expect Beazley employees to: Adopt the Beazley culture of Professionalism, Integrity, Effectiveness and Dynamic that contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers. Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct. Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Culture & People development or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system. Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers. Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs. Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Talent Management or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley's underwriting control standards, Beazley's claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management. Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include, amongst others, membership of any Beazley committees or working groups. Personal Specification: This role requires someone result focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic. This role would be ideal for somebody with a professional approach to interact successfully with other clients, building relationships and an ability to negotiate with both internal and external parties.