Job title: Delegated Authority Technician
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £48,000.00
Location: London or Birmingham
Job published: 2024-10-14
Job ID: 32397
Contact name: Luke Warner
Contact email: lwarner@birchlakerecruitment.com

Job Description

We are pleased to be partnering with a key insurance client of ours on an exclusive basis, to help reinforce their Delegated Authority team during a period of continued growth. An important part of the jigsaw puzzle is the appointment of a Delegated Authority Technician.   

 

This will interest someone with proven insurance experience, in a similar Delegated Authority Technician/Analyst position seeking a fresh challenge, or someone perhaps in currently working in internal audit, risk, compliance, underwriting or actuarial ready for a new and interesting challenge.

 

Remuneration & Benefits:

Salary up to £48,000 dependent on experience.

Pension. Day One - Auto Enrolment - Employee 5%, Employer 10%

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays increasing after 3 yrs service)

Post probation:

Medical Cover - Benefit in Kind

Leisure Allowance - £1000

Group Income Protection/EAP

Group Life Insurance

 

Job Description:

  • Assistance in Binder creation and review processes.
  • Accountable for due diligence in regard to contract checks and Coverholders pre and post bind approval processes to ensure compliance with the firms requirements and standards.
  • Control new product and facility onboarding process.
  • Review and create monthly conduct risk management information
  • Review and create the firms fair value assessment program.
  • Work closely with underwriters and provide guidance to enable the correct management and monitoring of binding authorities
  • Review the springboarding process for policy wordings and documentation
  • Ensure bordereaux reviews are used as an effective tool in management of accounts.
  • Understand and meet all legal, regulatory and compliance requirements within your area of responsibility
  • Comply with agreed client service levels including timely and accurate response to client queries and referrals and investigation and resolution of complaints and service failures
  • Maintain knowledge of wider business practices and issues in other teams to facilitate a holistic approach to delegated underwriting management.
  • Assist in the set up and development of new facilities and systems where required from first contact to implementation.
  • Analyse new submissions for extensions to existing facilities and systems and manage external and internal processes from first contact to implementation.
  • Work cross functionally with Compliance, Claims, Finance and Actuarial Teams.
  • Conduct monthly review of contract data and underwriting results preparing reports for head(s) of Underwriting.    
  • Any other tasks delegated by Head of DA and Technical Oversight/ Executive Committee.

 

Conduct Requirements: 

  • You must act with integrity.
  • You must act with due care, skill and diligence.
  • You must be open and cooperative with the FCA and other regulators.
  • You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
  • You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

 

Skills & Competencies:

  • Team player - Demonstrates flexibility and empathy and takes responsibility as required
  • Delivering Results - Demonstrates commitment to the identified results, meets deadlines, is motivated and has a “can do” approach
  • Regulatory & Compliance - Demonstrates an awareness of the regulatory environment and implements regulatory and compliance requirements as appropriate
  • Proactivity & Initiative - Uses initiative, shares ideas and suggests improvements, constructively challenges the status quo
  • Transparency - Operates in a fair, open manner, surfaces issues in a timely way
  • Accuracy - Demonstrates diligence and attention to detail to ensure thoroughness and accuracy in tasks
  • Company & Industry Awareness - Understanding and knowledge of the business and the market; awareness of financial issues and business priorities
  • Interpersonal & Communication Skills - Builds effective relationships with stakeholders and communicates in a clear way. Listens and adapts style to particular situations, sensitive to individuals and circumstances
  • Planning & Organising - Organises time and prioritises effectively to deliver within expected timeframes
  • Customer Focus - Maintains professionalism, fair treatment and effective relationship management. Responds in a timely way demonstrating respect, tact and diplomacy
  • Decision Making - Looks to solve problems in a constructive way, makes timely decisions, and develops results-focused action plans