Home Insurance Analyst

This is an exciting role within Admiral’s Home Insurance Underwriting team. You will have the opportunity to grow the data availability and MI needed to ensure the Underwriting team can profitably grow our Household business.  Increasing the reports and MI available allows us to make key decisions on our risk selection, product improvements and forging the design of new products.

We are open to candidates with different qualification levels and skills and your final position will be agreed based on your experience.

We are open to candidates with different qualification levels and skills and your final position will be agreed based on your experience. You will work within the Analysis and Automation part of the team and will work closely with colleagues and underwriting managers, learning on the job and contributing to the team from the outset

You’ll will have the opportunity to work with multiple areas of the business such as Pricing, Claims and our IT areas. You will also have the opportunity to present your work to various stakeholders including the Household management team.

You will join us at an exciting time by taking on the challenge of profitably growing our existing customer base and providing an excellent service for customers with new household products on the horizon. The cornerstone that supports this progression is the analysis of existing and new data.

Main Duties

• Assist in the ongoing development of our underwriting footprint by identifying new ways to generate profitable growth
• Creating and analysing data to review areas of our current footprint which may require action
• Pioneer the adoption of new data packages and reporting systems and help other team members use these systems
• Assist in managing and growing the availability of MI and reporting within the team. This will involve driving a change toward faster, more regular reporting to help spot challenges and trends in their infancy
• Take on projects as allocated by underwriting managers. This will involve working closely with other areas of the business such as: Pricing, Product, IT areas, Claims and/or other operational or support departments.
• Help drive change and improve processes, performance and customer experience through research, analysis and making recommendations within your area.
• Approach problem-solving with creativity.
• Willingness to build your knowledge from bottom up of our underwriting philosophy and work with this in mind.
• Make sure our customers are treated fairly and experience an excellent customer journey.
• Collaborate and communicate with the other areas of the business  to ensure all aspects of a change have been reviewed

Qualifications Required

• A Degree is desirable but demonstrating the necessary skills or experience will also be considered.
• Educated to A level standard and have GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• CII qualified or prepared to work towards CII qualifications.

Essential Skills

• Willingness to learn new skills and identify new and better ways of achieving our goal of profitable growth
• An interest in using data to understand the world around you, and the ability to communicate that understanding to a non-technical audience
• Question the status quo and not be limited by current methods or what you are asked to do.  
• Able to make sound and reasoned decisions based on guidelines rather than a set procedure or flow chart
• Ability to problem solve in a balanced way, considering customer needs as well as those of the business
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at one time
• Good attention to detail. The role will involve collating data for Household Underwriting to make key decisions and may also been used by Senior Managers.
• Having an open, honest and flexible approach to your work

Desirable Skills

• SAS or SQL experience

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons why we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times’ Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.

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