Underwriter - Cyber

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Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee

Cyber Underwriter - Manchester

Joining our experienced, supportive UK Cyber team this role will focus on building out our regional presence across Manchester and the wider area as we expand our Cyber offering regionally. As part of a market-leading successful wider Financial Lines presence, this role will benefit from nurtured broker relationships and many opportunities to build your personal brand within this space as you progress your career. We empower our Underwriters to use their subject matter expertise and experience to make the right underwriting decisions. This is a really exciting time to join following continued and sustained growth across our Manchester and FL offerings - we are keen to speak with Cyber professionals open to their next move

Your New Role:

• Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximise influence
• Develop relationships in line with the Business Plan to support the achievement of business objectives
• Understand and comply with QBE reinsurance strategy to minimise risk and deliver business plan objectives
• Participate fully and use your expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
• Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximise brand leverage
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency
• Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively and appropriately
• Ensure clear and prompt communication to UA's in relation to Underwriting and aggregate exposures ensuring entries on EO systems are accurate

About You:

• Experience within the Cyber Insurance Market, preferably Manchester and the surrounding areas

• Ability to present to Executives and engage effectively with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Highly effective communication both verbal and written with the ability to build and maintain productive internal and external relationships
• Good organisation skills including work planning and ability to prioritize for both self and the team

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation

At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. That's why we have created At My Best. It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.?