Join RSA and make a difference every day. 

Whether you are just beginning your career or looking to take the next progressive step in your journey, RSA Insurance Ireland is an organization where you can be yourself, learn and develop and a place where your ideas and contributions matter.  

With offices in Belfast, Galway, and Dublin, we have embraced hybrid work empowering our people to work flexibly and to suit their individual needs, which enables them to deliver great service to the customers we look after every day. Our Dublin office is also home to our sister-company 123.ie.        

At RSA and 123.ie we empower our customers to make a difference in their lives. And the same goes for our employees. We are proud to have 32 different nationalities represented in our workforce. Our diverse customer base benefits from the diverse perspectives of our teams that serve them, solving complex problems with creative ideas. 

 As proud member of the Intact family, we’re part of something bigger with a presence in North America, the UK, and Europe. Our business has grown organically and through acquisitions to over $21 billion of total annual premiums. 

We want you to thrive and grow with us – and we’ll give you all the tools, flexibility and learning opportunities you need to do it.

 And, if you bring your best, then we promise to give you, our best. 

Culture and Community 

 RSA is a purpose-driven business – our purpose is to ‘help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times, and be resilient in bad times’.  

 We do that by living our values – Integrity, Respect, Customer-driven, Excellence, and Generosity – in everything that we do. 

 We provide an open and honest workplace – where everybody contributes, and every view is listened-to and respected.  

 Generosity is in our DNA and is the value that guides and enables our people to help others, protect the environment and make our communities more resilient. It drives our efforts to care for people and to give our time, financial resources and talent. We’re also committed to helping society adapt to a changing climate taking reasonable care to ensure that our business activities are conducted in an environmentally sustainable manner.  

Our stats don’t lie… in our annual engagement survey  

87% of our people celebrate the diversity in their teams and the wider company  

90% of our people feel safe to speak up and share if they’ve made a mistake  

91% of our people feel valued and respected by leadership  

89% of our people are benefiting and thriving through our hybrid working model 

Commercial Team Lead & Underwriter

Commercial Team Lead & Underwriter will involve underwriting cases within agreed processes and risk appetite, and with senior direction & guidance, to achieve business development and retention targets.  Operations lead involves supporting the Commercial Business Line Manager to achieve operational and quality targets.  You will have strong analytical, relationship management and communication skills.

The role will be a mix between assisting and supporting your team, resolving queries and problems, and helping to develop your teams professional and technical capabilities where appropriate while also spending time in your core role.

This role will involve leading underwriting colleagues to achieve business targets and deliver the defined customer propositions. You will split your time between case underwriting and people management working closely with the Commercial Business Line Manager.  People management will involve monitoring the teams progress towards goals, underwriting discipline, guiding/coaching and developing professional capabilities within the team.

We can offer you a vibrant and dynamic environment to work in with support towards your insurance qualification and most importantly developing a highly rewarding career in insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviewing allocated cases and delivering underwriting decisions, following agreed processes at the designated authority level and with the necessary senior direction and support, to secure profitable business within the agreed risk appetite.
• Identifying non-standard or complex risks and escalating to more qualified colleagues to ensure they are handled appropriately.
• Achieving performance SLAs within specific lines of business
• Supporting the on-boarding of underwriter and creating development plans/supports
• Identifying operational issues and suggesting possible improvements.
• Monitoring and evaluating underwriter performance, providing learning or coaching opportunities, and taking corrective action, if necessary.
• Preparing reports and analysing data to assist management as they determine goals.
• Working with Commercial Business Line Manager and other Senior Underwriter & Operations Lead to build an outperformance culture in the Commercial underwriting community.

Requirement:

• 2-3 Years experiences within Insurance sector
• APA /CIP  Qualification
• Complete the appropriate annual CPD requirements as defined by the Financial Regulator and/or the Professional Body to which you are affiliated (e.g.  III, CII, CIPD, ACCA)
• Proficiency required in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and processing applications.
• Motivates and develops team creating a positive environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines with a commitment to delivering quality results.

Regulatory Requirements:

• This role is subject to the Fitness and Probity Standards (“The Standards”) , issued under Section 50 of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 and any subsequent amendments. The role holder must ensure they are fully aware of the Standards and in a position to comply with them fully always.

RSA Insurance Ireland DAC and its affiliate companies consider applicants on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status