Underwriting Assistant
Department: Professions
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: UK - London
Reporting To: Joe Smerke
Description
This is an entry level role into the world of underwriting, supporting our Professions team.
Today’s professional expects the best of both worlds from their insurance: an easy, quick buying process, yet comprehensive cover, and all at a competitive price. Our policy is a product designed to surpass these expectations – it is much more than just professional liability insurance. CFC can look at over 400 professions - most small and medium-sized professional risks are suitable, and our experienced team are also happy to consider very specialist or unusual professions.
A role as an underwriting assistant provides a great foundation for a career at CFC, with a number of our underwriters and underwriting team leaders starting their careers here!
About the role
Our underwriting assistants play a vital role in providing first class administrative support for the effective day to day running of our underwriting teams. As an underwriting assistant you’ll be providing dedicated support to underwriters across our teams.
You’ll support the end to end underwriting process from logging and processing submissions on CFC’s underwriting system. You’ll work closely with CFC underwriters.
- Providing excellent administrative support to underwriting teams to ensure CFC can adhere to target turnaround times for our brokers and insureds;
- Managing the underwriting central inboxes and logging new and renewal submissions on CFC’s internal underwriting system;
- Preparing various activity reports and spreadsheets as directed;
- Administering the department diary, including chasing outstanding items such as subjectivities and renewal business;
- Answering incoming calls and fielding queries as appropriate;
You’ll develop a thorough understanding of CFC’s workflow processes and systems as well gaining exposure to insurance.
About you
We’re looking for someone early in their career who is highly organised, detail‑focused, and takes real pride in doing things properly. You’ll be proactive, reliable, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment, with the confidence to follow up, ask questions, and keep things moving. Strong communication skills, a good head for systems and numbers, and a genuine interest in building a career in insurance are key.
Above all, you’ll be a team player who enjoys supporting others and learning on the job.
Core Values
Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
