Lawyer / Senior Underwriter - Property - (Glasgow).  c£Excellent plus benefits.  You will be required to contribute to the strategic and profitable growth through the delivery of high quality underwriting services.  You will also be required to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, solicitors, brokers and business units throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland, and market various products; effectively manage and lead an underwriting team to meet business needs within prescribed service standards and provide technical guidance, assistance and training to new and existing staff.  

The three key areas you will focus on will be:

* Management of a small but highly specialised team

* Underwriting on specialist and high-vlaue cases

* Business Development / Account Management of major accounts

Personal Qualities

• Detailed knowledge of Scottish property law
• High level of technical expertise, underwriting skills and knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, national/local practices and procedures
• Demonstrates a detailed knowledge of real estate market
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to effectively communicate in all forms at all levels within an organisation
• Results orientated - ability to focus on specific targets and demonstrate target achievement
• Tenacity – the ability to be clear and focussed on achieving the end result even when faced with repeated external obstacles
• Able to effectively negotiate and influence key decision makers within client organisations
• Creativity in understanding the clients needs and designing bespoke solutions
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively assess complex risk
• Must be able to function effectively in a team environment and have the ability to multi-task
• Proven ability to lead, manage and develop a team
• Excellent presentation skills
• A high level of initiative
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for decision making
• Remains positive despite difficulty, disappointment and when under pressure
• Is aware of personal development needs and raises issues with manager to help improve effectiveness. Takes on board comments about development needs and is always willing to learn