Underwriting Assistant

About the company

Steamship Mutual is a P&I insurance company, with 250 employees worldwide. The main office is based near Liverpool Street station, London. We have offices in Bermuda, Brazil, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, New York & Singapore.

Overall Job Purpose: 

As an Underwriting Assistant, you will be responsible for aiding the underwriting team in the daily operations of the syndicate. You will work closely with other members of the team and provide support in various underwriting and administrative tasks.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist in producing new and renewal policies for the syndicate's various lines of business.
• Review and process policy documents, endorsements, and certificates.
• Manage the syndicate's databases and ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Support the underwriting team in producing performance reports.
• Assist in maintaining relationships with brokers, surveyors, and clients.
• Provide additional administrative support to the underwriting team as required.

Person Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, law, or maritime studies (preferred but not essential
• Previous experience in marine insurance or underwriting is advantageous, though not required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence working with databases
• Demonstrated experience in administrative roles with a solid understanding of office procedures
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities, with the capacity to build effective, collaborative relationships across teams
•  Consistently displays professionalism, discretion, and integrity
•  Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a proactive and solutions‑oriented mindset
•  Eagerness to learn, develop, and contribute positively to the organisation
• Full fluency in Greek and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in both languages, essential for effective collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders

Benefits

What you will get:

• Joining our collaborative, supportive and friendly working environment, you will enjoy a rewarding career with the opportunity to build on your existing skills and knowledge.
• We offer great work life balance initiatives, including competitive hybrid working policy.
• Clear and transparent career pathway – offering you continued support with enhancing your skills and creating employment development opportunities.
• We offer free educational access to the Protection & Indemnity Qualification, created by the International Group of P&I Clubs.
• An attractive benefits package which includes private healthcare.
• We also provide competitive health subsidy, and access to our comprehensive wellbeing and savings programme throughout the year, to create an environment that supports everyone’s mental and physical health.

Company Values

Mutuality - ensuring fairness amongst Club Members.

Integrity - upholding high ethical, legal, and regulatory standards.

Safety and Sustainability - contributing to safety of life at sea and the preservation of the environment.

Transparency - building strong relationships based on trust and open communication.

Excellence - enabling our people to realise their full potential as team members, industry experts, leaders, and managers.

Collaborative - embracing flexibility, diversity, and inclusivity.

**Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd is committed to providing a great service to all our members. We pride ourselves on offering a people-centred culture that provides mutual respect and support for all our staff and we welcome and encourage you to apply**