We are currently recruiting for an Underwriter in our Pricing & Underwriting Team.
Reporting to the Underwriting Operations Manager, your role will be to support the implementation and development of AXA Ireland Underwriting strategy.
The ideal candidate will be an underwriting expert with strong knowledge of relevant classes of business.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.
Responsibilities:

• Handling complex technical referrals from staff on individual policies in classes of business such as Private Motor & Home Insurance.
• Implementing and explaining reasons for decisions for general underwriting rules and procedures on all motor and property classes in ROI and NI, ensuring quality standards.
• Maintenance and refinement of underwriting rulebooks for relevant classes.
• Ensuring the delivery of excellent quality service to customers.
• Supporting completion of Renewal Review process through DCC.
• Responding quickly and effectively to technical queries and referrals from Brokers and SBU’s including Branch managers and Area Managers within agreed service level agreements.
• Handling customer complaints effectively and liaising with the Claims Department for arbitration and court cases.
• Evaluating competitors' risk acceptance and completing product benchmarking.
• Supporting Pricing and Underwriting Management Team on Department and Cross-Functional projects.
• Flexibility within the role to undertake other duties as assigned and participate in designated projects.
• The operational application of underwriting and pricing terms in line with AXA Ireland's risk appetite.

Your Profile

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  Minimum of 2 years’ experience in risk acceptance or another suitable role.
• APA qualification is essential, CIP (desirable).
• Being an underwriting expert with strong knowledge of relevant classes of business or relevant discipline.
• Proven ability to develop additional expertise in a short timeframe.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and show a pragmatic and logical approach to decision making.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, market practices and trends in the external market
• Proven track record of delivery particularly in Risk Acceptance, Data Analysis or Customer Service in previous positions held.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.
This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.

About AXA
Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA - a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry - onto even greater things.
In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.

About the Entity
Proud to be part of the AXA Group, at AXA Ireland our values are at the heart of everything we do. We work together as One AXA, embracing our differences to make our teams great. We believe integrity, courage and our customer-first approach is what makes us a great place to work. AXA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from across all communities.

What We Offer
One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Ireland, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package reflects that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive salary with annual review
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance
• Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• AXA employee discounts
• Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, should this be a requirement for you.
At AXA, we want to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a financial services company, all successful candidates will require employment checks, so we can ensure regulatory compliance.
We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
AXA Ireland dac consider applicants on the basis of skills, experience & 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.