Underwriter - Renewable Energy in Westminster

We're hiring a Renewable Energy Underwriter to join our Energy & Construction team in London. This is a newly created position offering the chance to work on a global portfolio of business, using your existing client and broker relationships to help shape the future of our Renewable Energy book. Working within our Energy & Construction team this role is crucial to the growth and development of our business plan. This is a role for someone who is interested in broadening their experience and looking to build an exciting future in a team which is planning to grow significantly in the next few years.

In this role, you will:

• Use your existing market relationships to source and underwrite new renewable energy business.
• Work with our current Junior Underwriter on the existing renewal book.
• Play a key role in shaping future underwriting strategy including new business territories and lines of cover.
• Underwrite and price Renewable Energy risks, ensuring diversity, quality and profitability within the Everest underwriting appetite.
• Build and strengthen relationships with key brokers and clients.
• Represent Everest at client and broker meetings and industry events.
• Share market insights on competitors, technology trends and emerging opportunities.
• Work with the UK Head of Renewable Energy to shape strategy and drive portfolio growth.
• Contribute to divisional pricing and system enhancements.
• Collaborate across underwriting, claims and other teams to deliver joined‐up solutions.

Qualifications:

• Proven Renewable Energy underwriting or broking experience in the London and international markets.
• Ability to prioritise and stay organised in a dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical and decision‐making skills to assess opportunities and risks.
• Proactive, collaborative and committed to high standards of professionalism.
• Skilled in negotiation and relationship‐building.
• Strategic thinker with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements.
• A continuous learning mindset.

Benefits:

• Be part of a fast‐growing team with big ambitions in Renewable Energy.
• Work in a company that is focusing on its London specialty offering.
• Enjoy a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and diversity.

Our Energy & Construction division launched in 2022 and has built significant market share in those years. We focus on four core classes: Downstream Energy, Conventional Power, Renewable Energy, and Construction, offering diverse solutions and building a strong foundation for long‐term success.

Our values guide our decisions, actions and behaviours: Talent, Thoughtful assumption of risk, Execution, Efficiency, Humility, Leadership, Collaboration, Inclusion and Belonging. Our colleague behaviours are: Respect everyone, Pursue better, Lead by example, Own our outcomes, Win together. All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviours across the company, including day‐to‐day interactions with fellow colleagues and the global communities we serve.

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long‐term value creation for all stakeholders who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.