Senior Technical Underwriter - Liability

Senior Technical Underwriter - Liability

Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis.

Location: We're flexible! You can be based at any of our UK offices.

Closing date for applications: 1st April 2025

The opportunity

Are you passionate about liability insurance and eager to make a significant impact in the industry? Zurich Insurance is seeking an additional Senior Liability Technical Underwriter to join our existing Technical Underwriting Team. In this role, you will serve as a Subject Matter Expert in Liability lines of business, providing invaluable insight and guidance to our underwriters and business leaders. Your expertise will help maintain Zurich's reputation for underwriting excellence.

Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

What will you be doing?

• Knowledge Development: Promote and enhance expertise in Employers' Liability and Public/Products Liability lines of business.
• Risk Identification: Proactively identify and respond to emerging risk topics and claims trends.
• Driving change: Develop and implement technical underwriting guidelines, strategies, and best practices.
• Problem-Solving: Leverage your knowledge to propose and compare solutions for improving procedures. Provide actionable recommendations to the wider business.
• Customer Focus: Anticipate and respond to customer needs with tailored solutions.
• Project Involvement: Contribute your technical underwriting expertise to key business projects.
• Technical Resolution: Address and resolve technical issues by adhering to policies and specifications.
• Compliance Participation: Engage in compliance and regulatory-related activities.
• Underwriting Review: Actively contribute to the Technical Underwriting Review process.
• Query Management: Handle technical underwriting queries from colleagues.

What are we looking for?

• Liability Expertise: High level of competence in liability lines of business.
• Curiosity and Insight: A keen interest in investigating emerging risk topics and legal developments, with the ability to assess their impact on Zurich portfolios and suggest appropriate responses.
• Adaptability: Ability to navigate and resolve ambiguous challenges.
• Providing guidance: Ability to develop and deliver underwriting guidance materials.
• Relationship Building: Ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders and leverage these relationships to achieve business goals.
• Negotiation Skills: Proficient in using negotiation and influencing skills to gain support for underwriting initiatives.
• Policy Assessment: Capable of reviewing and assessing both Zurich and non-Zurich wordings against Zurich guidelines.
• Qualifications: ACII Qualification or equivalent (or progress towards) is preferred.

As an inclusive employer, we want to ensure that all candidates feel comfortable and are able to perform at their best during the interview. You'll have the opportunity to let us know of any reasonable adjustment or practical support needed when you apply.

What will you get in return?

Everyone's different. That's why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life. Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year. Our benefits include:

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual company bonus
• Private medical insurance
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we're creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we're particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we've won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We've an environment that places a real importance on our people's wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We're also committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We're passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity.

The financials

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual company bonus
• Income Protection
• Life cover - four times your salary

Time away

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
• You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday
• Three days paid volunteering
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Your health is important to us

• Access to Private medical insurance
• Virtual GP appointments
• Discounted gym membership
• Free flu jab
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners

We're making a difference

• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich.
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.