£100-120k
Day rate contract £650-£800 range
1+ day a week in office
Building software products for the life insurance market
Job no longer available
Building software products for the life insurance market
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
£100-120k
Day rate contract £650-£800 range
1+ day a week in office
101-200 employees
Using tech to ensure everyone who wants life insurance can access it.
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Using tech to ensure everyone who wants life insurance can access it.
UnderwriteMe was founded in 2012 to shake up the UK insurance sector. At the time, life insurance underwriting was an inefficient process typified by a fractured market, slow processes, and non-standardised evidence. UnderwriteMe released its Underwriting Engine which untangled and greatly accelerated the process, allowing it to grow to become the leading provider of insurance tech products across Europe, Asia, and North America.
As a tech-first company, UnderwriteMe has continued to develop its product, innovating to remain at the forefront of the insurance tech sector. It has moved into AI, with its Text Mining Lab that uses natural language processing to read unstructured medical reports and automatically convert them into usable data. It has also formed major strategic partnerships to improve the product, one example being with United Healthcare Group, allowing medical screening requests to be sent electronically. This further shortens the underwriting decision-making process for users of the platform.
Its focus on innovation and strategic partnerships has yielded success, generating significant buzz in the insurance sector and more than 50% year-on-year growth. Moving ahead it will continue to develop its product, doubling down on AI-augmented decision-making tools to further increase the efficiency of the underwriting process.
Kirsty
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Founders
James Tait
(CEO, not founder)Was a Non-Executive Director at UnderwriteMe before stepping up to the CEO position in 2020. Before that was Head of Protection, Europe for UnderwriteMe's parent company, Pacific Life Re.
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Everyone at UMe is incredibly friendly and supportive to one another. It's truly a pleasure to work with such genuinely nice people, and it makes this company an exceptional place to grow and thrive. We have quarterly socials, we had a great summer party and Christmas/end of year celebrations
Software Engineering
Nice people
Oct 2023
I really enjoy the flexibility available at UMe. Whether it's the freedom to work from home, they let me tailor my hours to suit my life, you have the option to work abroad for up to a month each year, it's clear that our organisation priorities work-life balance.
Software Engineering
Flexible working
Oct 2023
There are quite a few benefits and perks like a Cycle to Work scheme, gym membership subsidy and the BUPA healthcare coverage and Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Additionally, the ability to work from home, engaging social events, financial support for home office setups, dedicated well-being days, and the flexibility of one extra day off per year just to name a few! It's also worth noting the potential for bonuses!
Software Engineering
Perks
Oct 2023
At UnderwriteMe we celebrate individual achievements and hard work. As a scale-up there is a chance to get involved in area's outside your role. Team work is key and this is reflected in the various industry awards we have won.
People, HR, Recruitment
Great work is recognised
Jun 2023
We are product led and always looking to innovate and progress our offering. As a scale-up there is a chance to make an impact. There are a lot of opportunities for continued growth and the team are determined to go after those opportunities
People, HR, Recruitment
Hard working team
Jun 2023
Still being fairly small (150 people) and scaling means people can make an impact and be involved in projects, uncover new opportunities and showcase their skill set
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Jun 2023
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