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Pricing Practitioner Hybrid Let's make the most of your talent Join us as a Pricing Practitioner within our Pricing & Underwriting Chapter, whether it's optimisation, trading, retail or risk pricing or even data science, we've got an opportunity for you. About Us: At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field, we're a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day. Pricing and Underwriting is a complicated world, where historical data, geospatial information, and mathematical models meet talented analysts. Pricing our products is a fine line between balancing our business goals and customer needs. That's why our pricers and underwriters are the best of the best. They reduce risk and predict future events ensuring our business can continue to grow whilst each and every one of our consumers gets the best price. What you'll be doing: Working in an agile way means you'll take charge early on, soak up new experiences and most importantly your ideas will shape what we do making a positive impact on our customers lives. We'll utilise your skills where they are most needed whilst also giving you to opportunity to build and grow the breadth of your expertise. You'll join one of our various tribes (home, motor, pet, travel etc.) and complete your work day to day within one of our squads focusing on a key area of pricing. Support the delivery of your squad's pricing & underwriting objectivesImprove DLG's pricing performance and longer-term capability whilst maintaining pricing & underwriting disciplineUse your technical and analytical skills to develop innovative solutions to challenging problemsPerform pricing tasks to help your squad achieve it's objectives and support colleagues when needed with their work Engage in the wider Pricing & Underwriting communityTake ownership of projects and developing your skillset utilising the tools and network around you We are open to a range of insurance pricing backgrounds and if successful at interview you'll be placed into anyone of our tribes; Motor Manufacturing, Motor Retail, Pet, Travel, Private, Darwin, Rescue or Home. What we are looking for: Previous pricing experience within an insurance pricing role and the ability to work and create in an ever changing environment Knowledge and technical experience within general pricing such as trading, modelling, optimisation etc. Knowledge and/or desire to learn the following software; Radar, Emblem, SAS, SQL, PythonDisplay curiosity and collaboration as well as being an excellent communicator and a good problem solver What we offer: We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle: 9% employer contributed pension50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover Up to 10% annual bonus 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days Additional optional Health and Dental insuranceEV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way. Buy as you earn share schemeEmployee discounts and cashback Ways of WorkingOur hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach hereBe yourselfWe recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any reasonable adjustments within this recruitment process, please reach out to us and we can discuss how we can support you with this. There's no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills, and thoughts. That's why you could belong here. As part of a team, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We're proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every one of us brings. Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business.Join us. Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.Together we're one of a kind.#LI-AW1#LI-HYBRID
About us:At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance and procurement , we're a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.We have an opening for a Head Office Packages Underwriter to join our underwriting team.This is a hybrid opportunity with two days working days from our London or Bristol office.This is an exciting opportunity to support the ongoing development of our Commercial Direct product suite with the focus on achieving growth and profitable financial targets across all distribution channels. You will be required to take referrals from internal stakeholders including Underwriting Operations and Claims. Support for Personal Underwriting Authority progression will be provided to assist with this. You will champion Commercial products by working with and building strong relationships with Key Stakeholders, to ensure profitable account growth in line with budget.What you'll be doing: Contribute to top and bottom line financial performance of Commercial Direct products by ensuring periodic reviews are undertaken and pricing and underwriting actions are implemented within a set timetable. Support the scoping, design and underwriting specification of Commercial products.Design, specify and manage the technical underwriting content of all appropriate policy documentation as the need arises.Assist with UW Strategy, problem solving, underwriting function and development whilst ensuring Service Standards, Systems and Regulatory and Governance Framework procedures are adhered to.Work with Pricing & Product Management team members to continually assess and develop our products.Ensure Risk 1st line of defence is maintained through effective process management and auditing.Ensure that products are maintained and developed in line with strategic, regulatory and statutory developments.Ensure expert market and product knowledge of designated product areas including all inputs to underwriting knowledge systems.Represent Underwriting at various internal & external meetings and provide management assistance, working together using an Agile methodology to ensure every profitable business opportunity is maximised. What skills and qualities you will have: Commercial Underwriting experience (Property and Liability-Packages and SME business)Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationshipsProblem-SolvingCommercial and financial awarenessAttention to detail Hours: 35 hours per week ( Monday- Friday)There's no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That's why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be.We're proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings.Join us. Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.Together we're one of a kind. What we'll give you in return: We wouldn't be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That's why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include: 9% employer contributed pension50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown coverAdditional optional Health and Dental insuranceGenerous holidays, 25 days (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year!Up to 10% performance-based annual bonusEV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.Generous holidaysBuy as you earn share schemeEmployee discounts and cashbackPlus many more Ways of WorkingOur hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here.Being yourselfDirect Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.#LI-GY#LI-Hybrid