Senior Commercial Underwriter - New Business

Senior Commercial Underwriter - New Business (RDT330)

Location: Manchester

Salary: Competitive

Excellent opportunity for an experienced New Business Senior Commercial Underwriter (Property & Casualty) to be part of a strategic growth and business expansion.  Playing a critical role in managing the success of the Manchester branch, the role demands a high level of influence on the Underwriting team - increasing the ability to collaborate with stakeholders (internal/external); developing technical and trading capability; driving service excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Present propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks.
• Work with Trading Underwriters to negotiate coverage, wordings and pricing.
• Proactively develop a robust pipeline of qualified growth opportunities, utilising both client and broker relationships, ensuring pipeline is effectively managed and realised.
• Lead and fully embed the large case management process for new business.
• Develop and build collaborative broker relationships, taking full ownership for the generation and placement of profitable commercial business from self-sourced.
• Underwrite profitable new business and act as a branch referral point across New Business and, at times, renewals.
• Develop and maintain a quality distribution strategy and communication plan with key influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs are achieved.
• Play a key role in developing and supporting the performance of the team Underwriters.

Experience/Qualifications

• Progress towards Dip CII qualification desirable or equivalent experience.
• Technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment.
• Sound understanding of insurance market and processes across commercial lines insurance operations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills through written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios within a Commercial environment.
• Coaching and development skills within in a similar environment and experience of working in teams and successful record of delivering results.
• Strong trading capability – commercial awareness, negotiation skills, ability to build strong broker relationships.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent risk assessment and risk management skills.