At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships with brokers and underwrite commercial risks in a dynamic role.
- Company: Established national insurance company with a focus on growth and support.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, comprehensive benefits, and flexible home-based work.
- Other info: Join a growing team with real career development potential and strong central support.
- Why this job: Gain autonomy in decision-making while driving new business in the South West market.
- Qualifications: Experience in commercial P&C underwriting and a strong network of broker contacts.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
The Role
We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established national insurance company for a Development Underwriter based in the South West. This is a home-based, market-facing role with a clear focus on broker development and new business generation across the South West commercial market. This hire is central to that - not a like-for-like replacement, but a genuine development role for someone with the appetite to build broker relationships and grow a regional book.
You will work with real underwriting authority, a defined product suite covering commercial P&C risks, and full support from an experienced central team. The expectation is that you bring the market knowledge, the broker contacts and the commercial drive - the business provides the platform, the capacity and the backing.
- Building new relationships with commercial insurance brokers across the South West, including both national groups and independent brokers
- Underwriting commercial P&C risks within your delegated authority, covering the SME and mid-market segment
- Managing existing broker accounts, ensuring strong service levels and retention of the current portfolio
- Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities across the Scottish broker market
- Working collaboratively with the wider regional and national underwriting team
- Representing the business in the market with professionalism and technical credibility
The split of your time will be weighted towards new business development, with the expectation that you are proactive, visible and well-connected in the South West commercial broking market.
- Solid experience in commercial P&C underwriting, ideally within the SME or mid-market segment
- An established network of broker contacts in the South West - national and/or independent
- Background from a composite insurer, MGA or similar underwriting environment
- Technically capable of underwriting a broad range of commercial P&C risks with confidence and autonomy
- Self-motivated and comfortable working in a home-based, field-facing role
- Strong communication and relationship management skills - you are someone brokers enjoy working with and trust
- A track record of generating new business, not just managing what is already there
What's in It for You
- This is a well-supported, genuinely autonomous role with a competitive package and real scope for career development.
- Salary up to 80,000 depending on experience
- Performance bonus scheme
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Home-based working across the South West with flexibility to manage your own diary
- Real delegated underwriting authority - the autonomy to make decisions and move quickly
- A growing regional operation with genuine career development potential as the business expands
- Strong central support from an experienced technical underwriting and actuarial team
- A business that values underwriters and puts them at the front of its commercial strategy
How to Apply
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