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Brit Insurance • London

Underwriting Assistant

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
78%

Autonomy

70%

Hours flexibility

68%

Location flexibility

Job Description

About Brit

At Brit, we believe that the uncertainty of the future should never stand in the way of progress. That’s why we exist. To help people and businesses face the future and thrive. We are change-makers enabled by a global workforce who collaborate to deliver a risk service. A team empowered to help our customers not only to survive the risks they face, but to stay on the front foot and keep moving forward. We believe the uncertainty of tomorrow isn’t something to fear but to seize; that it’s full of potential. Not only for our customers but our employees too.
We might write the future of risk for our brokers and clients, but we would love to help you write your future at Brit: a future based on not just progressing but on thriving – both professionally and emotionally. If you’re looking for a place to make a real difference read on.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll provide a professional and comprehensive administrative service as an Underwriting Assistant within the Group, with the flexibility to support all the Underwriting teams dependent upon the Group’s requirements. This means you will get to work with lots of different classes of business and teams, perfect for you if you are curious and willing to learn.
You’ll also be the main communicator between underwriters and our service providers for all technical processing activities.
This role will suit you if you are interested in completing the ACII professional qualifications, and have commercial awareness/knowledge of the insurance market. If you are looking to start your career in insurance in a supportive and genuinely fascinating environment this is the role for you.
We welcome everyone wholeheartedly
We’ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we’ll be respected, valued and accepted whoever we are. Our Employee Resource groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things.

Company benefits

Shared parental leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Non-contributory pension
Annual bonus
Share options
Life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Pregnancy loss leave
Fertility treatment leave
Carer’s leave
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership
Compassionate leave
Menstrual leave
Bank holiday swaps
Volunteer days
Employee assistance programme
Salary sacrifice
Charity donation scheme
L&D budget
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Mental health platform access
Travel loan

We asked employees of Brit Insurance what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
68%
Employees are largely happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
70%
Employees are largely happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
67%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
65%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
67%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
78%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

Working at Brit Insurance

Company employees

Approximately 650

Gender diversity (male:female)

66:34

Office locations

London & Bermuda

Hiring Countries

Bermuda

India

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

Finance & Insurance

Finance & Insurance

Industry awards 2023