Location: Croydon/Fareham, Southeast, Hybrid

The Opportunity

Are you seeking an exciting new challenge where you’ll play a central role in the development and growth of our regional business? Join our dynamic Underwriting team! At Zurich, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative and creative propositions tailored to meet our customers' needs, going above and beyond to exceed expectations with high-quality service that sets us apart from competitors.

As a Senior Underwriter, you'll manage business across our new business portfolio while helping us expand by onboarding new customers. This market-facing role requires excellent communication skills and a passion for doing what’s right for our customers. We’ll support and train you in all technical aspects and ensure you feel part of the team from day one.

We understand the importance of flexibility and offer various working arrangements, including part-time, flexible hours, job sharing, remote working, and compressed hours. Discuss your flexibility needs with us during the interview, as we believe the best people for our roles may not be available full-time.

Please watch the video to gain an insight into working within our team:

https://youtu.be/oaFtvbI4lZY

Your responsibilities:

• Engage with your team and report to a Business Manager.
• Interact with brokers and intermediaries daily.
• Deliver a standout service experience for customers and stakeholders.
• Take ownership of your workload while supporting colleagues to achieve collective goals.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, fostering their development.
• Drive, analyse, and deliver strong underwriting results across our portfolio.
• Identify and suggest improvements to boost process efficiency and effectiveness.

What we’re looking for:

• Established experience in Property and Casualty Underwriting.
• Strong communication skills and decision-making ability.
• Attention to detail and willingness to challenge processes and decisions.
• Adaptability to different workloads and pressures with the ability to think on your feet.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with a customer-first mindset.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting role and contribute to our mission of exceeding customer expectations, apply now and join our team in Croydon or Whiteley!

Who we are:

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.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.

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. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we’ve awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.