At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape underwriting strategy and manage portfolio performance for commercial insurance.
- Company: Leading specialist insurance business with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to influence strategic decisions.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to work closely with senior stakeholders.
- Why this job: Join a high-profile role that impacts commercial performance and portfolio development.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in commercial underwriting and strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ per year.
A leading specialist insurance business is looking to appoint a Senior Underwriter - Commercial to play a key role in the development and performance of its commercial portfolio. This is a strategic underwriting position with responsibility for shaping underwriting strategy, managing portfolio performance and identifying opportunities for profitable growth.
The Role
- Working closely with senior underwriting and product stakeholders, you will help develop and execute the underwriting strategy across a specialist commercial portfolio.
- Supporting the development and delivery of underwriting strategy and appetite.
- Analysing portfolio and pricing performance to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
- Using market intelligence to ensure products remain competitive and commercially viable.
- Working with stakeholders to shape and grow the portfolio in line with financial objectives.
- Providing technical underwriting expertise and acting as a senior referral point for complex risks.
- Reviewing risk selection and pricing strategies to drive continuous portfolio improvement.
- Working closely with pricing and analytical teams to enhance pricing sophistication and accuracy.
- Providing insight into market developments and their potential impact on portfolio performance.
- Supporting underwriting governance, controls and first-line risk management activities.
- Contributing to senior committees and strategic discussions through clear, data-led analysis and recommendations.
- Providing guidance and direction to more junior members of the underwriting and performance teams.
About You
We are looking for an experienced commercial underwriter with strong technical knowledge and a genuine understanding of portfolio performance, pricing and underwriting strategy. You will ideally bring:
- Extensive experience within commercial or specialist underwriting.
- Strong technical underwriting and product knowledge.
- A strong understanding of pricing methodologies and portfolio management.
- Excellent analytical skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel capability.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for profitable growth.
- Experience using data and market intelligence to inform underwriting decisions.
- Confidence operating within a sophisticated underwriting governance and control environment.
- The gravitas and communication skills to influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex analysis clearly.
- The ability to build effective relationships with brokers, colleagues and senior stakeholders.
- A strategic and commercially focused mindset, combined with strong decision-making skills.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is an opportunity to take on a high-profile senior underwriting position with genuine influence over underwriting strategy, portfolio development and commercial performance. You will have the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to strategic decision-making and play a significant role in the continued development of a specialist commercial insurance portfolio.
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