Life Underwriter - Home-based

Location: Croydon/Southeast, Hybrid
We like to provide innovative, creative propositions to suit our customer’s needs and we pride ourselves on going above and beyond. Simply put, we want to exceed all expectations by delivering a high-quality service that sets us apart from our competitors.
As a Senior DA Underwriter, you’ll have responsibility for allocated DA portfolio’s and oversee all activities required for effective partnership. You’ll be handling business across our existing portfolio while helping us grow by onboarding opportunities. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. We need you to provide a standout service experience for customers and stakeholders and be responsible for delivering quality and timely solutions for them. As a senior member of the team a part of your role will be coaching and mentoring the junior members of the team and supporting them to develop. We will help you to extend your knowledge of the group risk market and products, as well as all the technical bits but you’ll already be a strong communicator who is happy making a decision.
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.
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. 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 employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all 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’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.