Cargo and Freight Underwriter

Company:

Victor

Description:

Cargo and Freight Underwriter

 

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Marine Underwriting team at Victor Insurance UK. This role will be based in London or Witham.

 

Victor and its businesses operate as Managing General Agency (MGA), offering a wide range of commercial combined, property, liability, motor and specialty insurance products in the UK.  This is a perfect opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for an opportunity to join a market leading MGA.

 

This role could suit either an experienced Marine/ Cargo and Freight Underwriter looking for a new role or even an Assistant Cargo and Freight Underwriter looking to step up into an Underwriter role.

 

This is a hybrid role with the expectation of a couple of days per week in the office.

 

We will count on you to:

 

• Manage and maintain relationships with regional brokers, colleagues and clients across the UK.
• Working with the Marine team to help underwrite business and develop successful and meaningful relationships
• Identify opportunities to offer solutions to existing client/broker (in the UK) accounts by evaluating applicant situation and circumstances and determining insurance risk.
• Work within your delegated underwriting authority to underwrite both new and existing business.
• Communicate effectively with senior members of staff to ensure clarity and positive relationships across the business.
• Put our clients and customers first by working within SLAs and ensuring a high level of service is provided at all times.
• Liaise with brokers and colleagues to increase profitable relationships both virtually and in person.
• Issue insurance policies by calculating premium rates as well as negotiating insurance terms and conditions with regional brokers

 

What you need to have: 

 

• Marine (Cargo & Freight) Insurance experience from an underwriting or broking background.
• Experience using digital trading platforms
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written

 

What makes you stand out?

 

• Self-starter and organisation skills to manage your own workload
• Binding / Delegated authority experience

 

Why join our team:

 

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

#Hybrid

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Victor offers a connected culture of talented, inspired individuals, and a work environment where colleagues can grow and succeed. At Victor, your voice is heard, your skills are sharpened and your ambitions nurtured. We value diversity in thought and background and are looking for individuals who are up for the challenge of creating the insurance enterprise of the future. If that’s you, join us on our journey—with us by your side, you’ll be ready to tackle tomorrow’s challenges. Victor Insurance Managers LLC (“Victor”) is one of the world’s largest managing general underwriters with locations in the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Australia. It handles more than $4 billion USD in premium on behalf of numerous insurance carriers, through a large network of more than 20,000 active insurance agents and brokers. With deep, specialized underwriting expertise, the company delivers a wide range of insurance solutions – from specialty property and casualty and professional liability insurance to group and retiree benefits. Victor is committed to building on 65-plus years of experience to develop products and services that address the complex needs of its customers. For more information, visit www.victorinsurance.com.

Marsh is committed to providing an inclusive work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best, most qualified people and value colleagues of all backgrounds, without regard to age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

#VictorUK