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This role is a 12 month fixed term contract opportunity

Role Purpose

• To provide administrative and technical support to the underwriting team as required.
• Administrative and Technical support includes but is not limited to the maintenance of files and the processing, recording of business accounts accurately and in a timely manner on the Company’s IT and administrative systems in accordance with processing standards and procedures.
• Assisting the team in day-to-day ad hoc tasks when required (risk research, broker meetings, country overview reports etc. and providing updates to underwriters).

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Input

• Enter submissions, rating models, quotes and bound policies onto the Arch underwriting systems
• Conduct account clearance procedures with other parts of the company for risks or clash, as may be required – including catastrophe analysts, risk capture and data management teams
• Review quality control output from Global Services and provide regular feedback to the underwriting team.

2. Account Administration

• Assist the Underwriters with day to day underwriting operations
• Assist in preparation of regular and ad hoc management reports
• Assist in the management of binders and lineslips, including the processing of bordereaux and quality control checks on the data.
• Undertake research activities, as directed by underwriters, for additional underwriting information from the Internet or other external sources
• Maintenance of appropriate business activity logs to record submission activity or premium activity
• Prepare Standard policy Documentation for underwriters’ sign off reports

3. Account Query resolution

• Assist in the resolution of outstanding premium receivable issues, as may be directed
• Liaise with brokers on any outstanding information requirements
• Resolve weekly processing reports

4. General Administration

• File preparation, photocopying, scanning, document management
• Assisting underwriters at Lloyd's Box
• Have daily contact with back office support staff, e.g. binder management team, finance and compliance
• Answering telephone calls, responding to emails

Skills / Competencies

• Strong time management skills
• Good knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• Ability to interrogate data to look for errors and anomalies.
• Ability to review processes and look for areas for improvement.
• Familiar with Pivot Tables and data management
• Minimum 12 months experience in Insurance, ideally as an Underwriting Assistant.

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