MetLife

Underwriter

Job Location: Brighton (Hybrid working arrangement)

Remote considered if the Office is not within a commutable distance 

MetLife culture 

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We are building a purpose-driven and inclusive culture that energizes employees to make a difference. MetLife's diversity of people commitment ensures our employees are empowered, thriving, and feel like they belong. These efforts begin with our purpose — Always with you, building a more confident future. As a purpose-driven company, we are strengthening our resolve to help build a workforce and society that protects all people, values all voices, and creates economic growth and opportunity for all. We believe in possibilities, making progress together starting with our people.

Benefits

We are proud to reward our colleagues with benefits that make a difference to them and their community. Along with an excellent base salary and annual discretionary bonus (plus commission, if you are a sales professional), you will also get the following: 

• Pension plan: MetLife contributes 9% core, with additional matching up to 4%. Your 4% contribution results in a 13% company contribution.
• Life assurance: 4x salary
• Annual leave: 25 days, with option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Income protection: 60% of salary
• Private medical insurance
• Funeral Concierge service
• Access to wellbeing apps: Help@Hand and YuLife

Role Value Proposition:  

We are looking for experienced Group Risk Underwriters to join us to help MetLife become the best in the Employee Benefits market. We need Underwriters to come on board with a good ability to assess risk and decide where to price the risk within company strategy and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for underwriting Jumbo and large premium Group Life and/or Group Income Protection quotations for renewals and new business in a timely manner within agreed internal procedures to achieve service standards and exceed our annual sales target.
• To support key strategic relationships within Sales, Actuarial and other business departments by making pragmatic and commercially focused underwriting decisions to help achieve sales, profitability, and retention targets.
• Training less experienced members of the Employee Benefits division, checking and sampling their work against the agreed procedures.
• Acting as a Senior Mentor within the department for Associate Underwriters
• Represent the Underwriting department by supporting key Client Relationship meetings along with Sales Business Development Managers & Operations
• To provide technical underwriting support to the Sales team, where appropriate.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder may be required to perform other duties as reasonable assigned by the Manager from time to time.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills: 

(MetLife will consider all applicants, including those that are not a 100% match to the required, please apply) 

Required: 

• Experience working in an Underwriting function for Group Life and or Group Income Protection products. 
• Able to handle the demands of working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage own work and deadlines, communicating coherently across functions if required.
• A desire to proactively learn and develop yourself.
• Experience in supporting key clients (brokers) as a key customer segmented contact point, attending and hosting client visits, and joining the Sales Business Development Manager.  
• Strong technical mentoring experience with Associate Underwriters
• Ability to challenge existing ways of working for the best outcome for the company and customer.

 
 MetLife will assist in the funding of Professional Fees for employees where it is relevant and aligned to your position within the organisation.  MetLife reserve the right to make a judgement on whether the subscription is relevant or not to your role as well as cease the payment at any time. This type of subscription will not incur “benefit in kind” tax.  

We strive to find the best candidate for all positions and a diverse range of applicants ensures we widen our talent pool in order to achieve this.  

Those with disabilities and neurodiverse conditions, please do let us know about your reasonable adjustments to ensure that we can best meet your needs. Please send an email to ryan.preston@metlife.com Please note, that resumes and other inquiries unrelated to the need for a reasonable accommodation submitted here will not be acknowledged.

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