Senior Underwriting Performance Associate

The Senior Underwriting Performance Analyst plays a critical role in overseeing and managing underwriting performance across Asta’s client portfolio.

Application Deadline: 15 May 2026

Department: UW Performance

Location: Home United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Underwriting Performance Manager by providing analytical insights, monitoring the performance of Asta clients against key performance indicators, coordinating planning submissions, and facilitating interactions with clients and Lloyd’s.
• Perform comprehensive analyses of underwriting performance for Asta’s managed clients, evaluating variances from planned results and identifying significant trends, potential risks, and opportunities.
• Act as a day‑to‑day point of contact for operational and analytical requests from Asta clients and Lloyd’s within the portfolios. Support relationship management with Lloyd’s by preparing materials, tracking queries, and providing background analysis ahead of meetings.
• Support the coordination and delivery of the Lloyd’s business planning process across a defined portfolio of syndicates. Validate submissions, and ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with Lloyd’s requirements. Assist in drafting narrative components, performance summaries, and data explanations for planning submissions.
• Prepare monitoring packs, dashboards, and data insights for portfolio oversight. Collaborate with MI & Analytics to improve reporting quality, templates, and automation.
• Assist in producing regulatory underwriting returns for Lloyd’s, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and timely submission. Liaise with clients to gather inputs, address queries, and ensure compliance with reporting standards.
• Participate in relevant meetings for Asta and managed clients within a portfolio, assuming responsibilities for the Underwriting Performance Manager when necessary.
• Contribute analytical expertise to internal projects, working groups, and requests relating to underwriting performance or Lloyd’s market changes.
• Validate and oversee analysts and assistants as needed. Share best practices and support technical skill development across the team.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 3+ years’ experience in Insurance, ideally working in underwriting, actuarial, finance, operations or related fields.
• Understanding of how a Lloyd’s syndicate operates within the market and as part of a managing agency and good commercial knowledge of the Lloyd’s market.
• IT literate; Excel skills a requisite, with a natural ability to pick up new systems quickly.

At Asta, you’ll enjoy a market‑leading benefits package that puts your wellbeing, career development and financial future first. We combine flexible working, strong family‑friendly policies and exceptional rewards to create a supportive, inclusive and high‑performing workplace.

Our benefits include:

Work‑life balance you can rely on

• 35‑hour working week with hybrid and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance that increases with service

Your health & wellbeing covered

• Private medical insurance with virtual GP access
• Annual health screening, dental cover and eye care
• Subsidised gym or sports club membership

Support for you and your family

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay

Rewarding your contribution

• Highly competitive pension with up to 13% employer contribution
• Life assurance and income protection
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Interest‑free season ticket loan and salary sacrifice schemes