At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive profitable growth in Middle Market Technology and build strong broker relationships.
- Company: CNA Hardy, a leading specialist commercial insurer with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Career development opportunities, inclusive culture, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Join a company committed to diversity, inclusion, and corporate social responsibility.
- Why this job: Make impactful underwriting decisions and engage with brokers in a dynamic industry.
- Qualifications: Strong commercial underwriting knowledge and established broker relationships.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We are currently hiring for a Senior Underwriter in our Manchester or Birmingham office to drive profitable growth across our Middle Market Technology portfolio while building strong broker relationships and delivering underwriting excellence.
About the Role
As a Senior Underwriter, you will play a key role in executing our Technology underwriting strategy, assessing complex commercial risks, developing broker relationships and delivering profitable business growth. Working within delegated authority levels, you will make sound underwriting decisions, negotiate effectively and contribute to the continued success of our Middle Market Technology business.
What You’ll Be Doing
- New business development: Support the Technology underwriting strategy by identifying and securing profitable new business opportunities.
- Risk assessment: Evaluate complex submissions, analyse financial information and determine risk acceptability in line with underwriting guidelines.
- Pricing and negotiation: Develop competitive pricing strategies and negotiate effectively with brokers to achieve profitable outcomes.
- Broker engagement: Build and maintain strong broker relationships through regular market engagement and field visits.
- Portfolio management: Monitor underwriting performance, provide insight through reporting and support business growth through cross-selling opportunities.
What We’re Looking For
- Broker network: Established relationships within the broker market and a strong understanding of the territory.
- Technical expertise: Strong commercial underwriting knowledge with experience handling complex risks.
- Market knowledge: Good understanding of insurance industry practices, products and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Relationship skills: Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.
- Decision making: Strong analytical skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and make sound commercial decisions independently.
Why Join Us?
We are a leading specialist commercial insurer with a long-standing reputation for underwriting excellence, strong broker partnerships and customer-focused solutions. We invest in our people, support career development and offer the opportunity to work within a collaborative and high-performing underwriting environment.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
The Company
CNA Hardy is a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets. We offer a highly specialised and comprehensive portfolio of innovative and market leading products. Coverage is available to businesses of all sizes for domestic, international and global exposures.
At CNA, we are focused on success, individually and collectively. We pride ourselves on promoting a culture that challenges and engages people. We strive to connect people, departments and business areas, to function as a team, and to serve our customers and communities with professionalism and respect.
Our dedication to employee engagement, continuous learning and the open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our business. These ideals, combined with our focus on the customer, enable us to explore new market opportunities and build on our success.
Our values, culture and financial strength are what differentiates us from other employers and make CNA the place you want to work.
Inclusion at CNA
At CNA, we are committed to advancing a culture of inclusion – one that attracts talent from all walks of life, fosters respect and collaboration, and enables all of our colleagues to do their best work.
Corporate Social Responsibility
At CNA, we have a long standing commitment to the diverse communities in which we live and work. We actively make a difference for the greater good through partnerships, sustainability, initiatives, and working together for a better tomorrow. Corporate Social Responsibility is not one person, or one department, it's the entire enterprise coming together to make the world a better place.
Senior Underwriter - Technology employer: CNA
CNA Hardy is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic and collaborative work environment in either Manchester or Birmingham. With a strong commitment to employee development and a focus on diversity and inclusion, we provide our Senior Underwriters with the tools and support needed to excel in their roles while fostering meaningful relationships within the broker community. Join us to be part of a leading specialist commercial insurer that values your expertise and encourages professional growth.
