Job Description
Are you an Insurance Technician (or equivalent) with technical knowledge of risks and insurance products/solutions?
Do you have London/international market experience (advantage)?
Do you enjoy working with a friendly collaborative team providing technical advice and support whilst being encouraged to reach your highest potential?
Do you want to be part of one of the largest privately-owned independent international insurance and reinsurance brokers headquartered in the City of London?
YOUR NEW ROLE
An opportunity has arisen for an Insurance Technician to join the Technical Services team.
Technical Services is a highly professional and vitally important team within UIB, providing exceptional service to external and internal stakeholders. The team consists of many highly experienced individuals focusing on several lines of business ranging from Aviation and Marine to Proportional Treaty and Non-Proportional Treaty. The team are responsible for providing the delivery of all post-bind processing, which includes risk and premium processing, issuance of client documentation, submission of documentation to the London Market bureaux, liaison with brokers, monitoring of paid and unpaid premiums and electronic filing of documentation. The team also utilise Tableau daily to monitor workflow, ensuring key performance indicators are met.
As an Insurance Technician you will provide technical support and backup to the Aviation/Technical Services team. You will play a pivotal role in processing technical documentation related to all Pre-Placement and Post-Placement activities including MRC slip creation, evidence of cover, submission preparation, renewal activities and provide general technical support to the wider team. You will assist with client correspondence (liaising with underwriters and clients when/if required) to ensure appropriate coverage and documentation is processed/maintained that meets the needs of the client and conforms to company quality standards.
ABOUT YOU
- Insurance industry background (broker or underwriter) with technical knowledge of risks and insurance products/solutions.
- London market and international experience preferably
- London Market Insurance Essentials (LM1) and London Market Insurance Principles and Practices (LM2) or equivalent experience (preferable)
- Technical insurance: Cert Cll or equivalent (preferable)
- Good customer service background
- Excellent communication and written skills
- Ability to relay and ensure understanding of critical information
- Process driven (able to achieve deadlines)
- Highly accurate and detail orientated
- Good IT literacy skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Always demonstrate integrity
ABOUT UIBL
- Rich heritage beginning in 1986 a private family-owned reinsurance and insurance international broking group.
- Ranked in the top 10 largest reinsurance brokers in the world based on The Insurer magazine.
- A multicultural, multilingual global broker with access to a team in excess of 650 people embracing over 30 nationalities.
- Based in the City of London just 5 minutes stroll from London Fenchurch Street and easy access to London Underground and London Liverpool Street which makes for an easy commute. Working within a vibrant city allows the ability to network and access great amenities at your doorstep including various shops, restaurants, and iconic landmarks.
- Fuelled by a culture that fosters innovation and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. Made up of experienced people dedicated to doing their best work and committed to delivering excellence to clients you will be encouraged to reach your full potential and given the opportunity and tools to enable this.
- Proactively support a healthy work life balance with varying start/ finish times, generous paid annual holidays (including the option to buy additional leave) and currently piloting hybrid working to provide employees with more flexibility.
- Offer a range of competitive benefits that have been carefully selected with your wellbeing in mind.
- Reward equitably for your responsibilities, performance, potential and contribution to the business.
Contact Information
To apply for this role, please send your CV, salary expectations to recruitment@uib.co.uk including the reference UIBL101.
All candidates will be required to confirm eligibility to work in the UK before starting employment.
Due to the volume of applications received, we may not be able to respond to individual candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. Please do not let this deter you from applying for vacancies in the future should you meet the minimum requirements of the role.
UIBL operate a preferred supplier arrangement and will not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.