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Underwriter

Arch

Before you apply

Role details

The practical picture
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time

Work & location

Office locations
Glasgow, United Kingdom, GB
Travel
Traveling between London or other European offices, including UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, or USA.

Experience & eligibility

Education
University degree – preferred but not essential · ACII – preferred (if candidate does not currently possess such, will be required to obtain within 3 years)
Experience
Minimum X years relevant market experience in an underwriting position in the London market and/or Lloyds market
Skills
  • Insurance Underwriting
  • Lloyd's Market
  • Regulatory & Compliance Awareness
  • Client Relationship Management

Inside the role

Department
Underwriting
Qualifications
University degree – preferred but not essential; ACII – preferred (if candidate does not currently possess such, will be required to obtain within 3 years)
Employer overview
With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility™.
Hiring specifics2 details
Industry
Insurance
Occupation
Insurance Underwriting
Role signal brief

The role, at a glance

Extracted from the source posting · 78% confidence

Arch seeks an Underwriter in Glasgow to manage new and renewal business, ensure accurate system recording, and support broader underwriting reviews and client relationships. The role requires experience in the London or Lloyd's market and prioritizes ACII qualification and regulatory awareness.

What you need

  • Relevant market experience in an underwriting position in the London market and/or Lloyds market

What you will own

  • Underwrite new and renewal business within personal underwriting authority.
  • Manage a balanced and profitable underwriting account.
  • Record underwriting information accurately in company systems and support account clearance for overseas risks.
  • Conduct internal underwriting reviews, peer reviews, and complete peer sheets.
  • Prepare underwriting exhibits, spreadsheets, and data for management.
  • Support annual budgeting, premium receivable resolution, and client/broker relationship management.
Core skills
Insurance UnderwritingLloyd's MarketRegulatory & Compliance AwarenessClient Relationship Management
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View source evidence
  • department “Underwriting new and renewal business in accordance with personal underwriting authority”
  • job_locations “Glasgow, United Kingdom”
  • qualifications “ACII – preferred”
  • experience_requirements_text “Minimum X years relevant market experience in an underwriting position in the London market and/or Lloyds market”
  • education_requirements “University degree – preferred but not essential”
  • skills “Planning and product development”
  • skills “Client relationship management”
  • skills “Technical and analytical skills”
  • skills “Regulatory & compliance awareness”
  • travel_requirements “traveling between London or other European offices”
  • occupational_category “Underwriter”
  • employer_overview “With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation”
  • industry “Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd”
insurance underwritinglloyd's marketregulatory & compliance awarenessclient relationship management
Role brief

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Key Responsibilities 1. • Underwriting new and renewal business in accordance with personal underwriting authority and assisting the department underwriters/manager in other underwriting activities. • Underwriting a balanced & profitable account. • Ensure accurate recording of underwriting information on the company’s Xchanging System and any other Departmental computer systems • Conduct account clearance procedures with other parts of the Corporation for overseas risks, as may be required. • Undertake internal underwriting reviews of other underwriter’s files as may be directed. Carry out Peer Review and ensure accurate completion and/or review of Peer sheets • Enter submissions, quotes and bound policies in our XXX underwriting system. • Undertake Research activities, as directed, for additional underwriting information from the Internet or other external sources. • Preparation of underwriting exhibits as requested, including excel spreadsheets and/or other underwriting exposure comparison sheets, or work-up related documentation. • Provide assistance and input in the annual budgeting process, as may be required. • Preparation and presentation of underwriting data requested by your manager or other members of senior management. • Acting as an additional underwriting resource which involve traveling between London or other European offices. Attending meetings with the company’s client’s or prospective client’s as may be required. Including travel in UK, Ireland, Continental Europe or USA as may be required. • Market Arch products and proactively manage broker relationships. • Providing training & assistance to others in the department. • Maintenance of appropriate business activity logs to record, submission activity, or premium activity for management reports. • Assist in the preparation and presentation of underwriting quotation documentation as may be directed. • Assist in the resolution of outstanding premium receivable issues, as may be directed • General duties associated with day to day underwriting operations, including file preparation, general filing, answering telephones etc. • Stay abreast of industry topics and changes in legislation impacting the line of business. Role Requirements Skills / Competencies • Planning and product development • Client relationship management • Technical and analytical skills • Regulatory & compliance awareness • Problem solving, negotiation & decision making Qualifications • University degree – preferred but not essential • ACII – preferred (if candidate does not currently possess such, will be required to obtain within 3 years) Experience • Minimum X years relevant market experience in an underwriting position in the London market and/or Lloyds market

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