Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Brighton (hybrid) Job Ref: 205196 About the role Ansvar, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Underwriter to join our…
Skills: Underwriting, Negotiation, Broker Relationship Management, Risk Assessment, Commercial Insurance
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
$120k–$160k/yr
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Toronto, Ontario Job Ref: 205195 About the role Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for …
Skills: Risk Control Inspections, Building Valuations, Property and Casualty Risk Assessment, Risk Management Strategies, Technical Reporting
City of London, England, United Kingdom · Remote OK
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: London & South East Job Ref: 204759 About the role Ecclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group are looking for an Acco…
Skills: Commercial Insurance Sales, Relationship Management, Negotiation, Presentation Skills, Tactical Marketing
Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: 3 month initial Outside IR35 contract Location: Gloucester About the role Benefact Group are looking for a Lead Python Developer (Outside IR35) to join our Glo…
Skills: Python, CI/CD, System Integration, Technical Documentation, API Design
Exeter, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Salary: Up to £55,000.00 (depending on experience) + benefits & bonus potential Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Taunton / Exeter / Gloucester About the role Lloyd & Whyte, …
Skills: Client Relationship Management, Sales Prospecting, Commercial Insurance, Strategic Client Engagement, Cross-selling
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$96k–$136k/yr
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Job Ref: REQ205161 About the role Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looki…
Skills: Commercial Underwriting, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management, Negotiation, Property and Casualty Insurance
Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: 12 month FTC Location: Gloucester Job Ref: 205138 About the role Benefact Group are looking for a Group Payment Assistant to join our Gloucester office. As Gro…
Skills: Payment processing, Accounting principles, Reconciliation, BACS, Cheque processing
Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: 8 week contract, possibility to extend (Inside IR35) Location: Gloucester About the role Benefact Group are looking for an Interim Actuarial Model Validation C…
Skills: Model Validation, Model Risk, Independent Model Review, General Insurance, Pricing
Catterick Garrison, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, or Catterick About the role Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Acco…
Skills: General Insurance, New Business Processing, Client Relationship Management, Quotation Preparation, Policy Documentation
Catterick Garrison, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, or Catterick About the role Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Acco…
Skills: General Insurance, New Business Processing, Client Relationship Management, Quotation Preparation, Policy Documentation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
$96k–$136k/yr
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Toronto, Ontario Job Ref: 205069, 205162 About the role Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are look…
Skills: Commercial Underwriting, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management, Negotiation, Property and Casualty Insurance
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
$120k–$160k/yr
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: Permanent Location: Toronto, Ontario Job Ref: 205069 About the role Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for …
Skills: Commercial Underwriting, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management, Negotiation, Relationship Management
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The Underwriter is responsible for developing, negotiating, and profitably underwriting business in line with company strategy. They will manage broker relationships and maintain accurate policy records while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Candidates must have essential commercial insurance experience and a proven track record of exceptional customer service. A Cert CII qualification is required or a commitment to achieve it within an agreed timeframe.
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Brighton (hybrid)
Job Ref: 205196
Ansvar, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an Underwriter to join our Brighton office.
As an Underwriter within our team at Ansvar, you will play a crucial role to the business in developing, negotiating and profitably underwriting business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy.
You’ll work closely with brokers to build strong, collaborative relationships, ensuring a balance between attracting new customers and retaining existing ones through competitive insurance solutions. Our diverse portfolio spans charities, property owners, businesses, offices and retail, faith groups, social enterprises, and not-for-profit organisations - giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across sectors that truly matter.
Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.
Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite business within own authority and in line with Ansvar strategy
Plan, prioritise and manage individual work to deliver agreed objectives and meet SLAs to deliver exceptional customer service.
Use the appropriate method of communication (telephone, face to face) to support Ansvar’s right first time approach in order to maintain successful Internal and External relationships.
Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within agreed deadlines to improve own performance (participation in in-house training, CII, CPD)
Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business.
Analyse statistical information using specialist programmes
Potential broker visits to support policies
Keep detailed and accurate records of policies underwritten and decisions made.
Qualified Cert CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale
Market, Industry and Company knowledge
A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service
Strong verbal communication skills
Commercial Insurance experience essential
A competitive salary - let's discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
£200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
“We’re a dynamic, supportive team that values every voice – your ideas will be heard and you’ll have the chance to drive real growth in our business.”
Ansvar specialise in insurance to the third sector. We cover thousands of risks in the UK, and unlike other insurers, our products are specifically designed for the niches we insure.
Driven by our values of empathy, professionalism and trust, we hold a genuine desire to positively impact the communities we help protect.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
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Benefact Group is a diverse group of specialist financial businesses, driven by our shared ambition to do right by our customers and clients, and united by a common purpose. To give our profits to good causes. Being owned by a charity – Benefact Trust – places good intentions at the foundations of our Group, but our ability to turn this movement for good into positive action is based on better business. Whether it be in specialist insurance, investment management, broking or advisory, every business that makes up the Benefact Group is an expert in their respective fields – leading in ethical investment, protection of iconic buildings and world heritage sites, and providing specialist guidance to people who deliver critical services to communities.
Offices: Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, GB
Benefact Group is a diverse group of specialist financial businesses, driven by our shared ambition to do right by our customers and clients, and united by a common purpose. To give our profits to good causes. Being owned by a charity – Benefact Trust – places good intentions at the foundations of our Group, but our ability to turn this movement for good into positive action is based on better business. Whether it be in specialist insurance, investment management, broking or advisory, every business that makes up the Benefact Group is an expert in their respective fields – leading in ethical investment, protection of iconic buildings and world heritage sites, and providing specialist guidance to people who deliver critical services to communities.
Offices: Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, GB
