Job Description
Commercial Insurance Underwriter
Salary: up to £40k + benefitsHybrid working
A fast-growing MGA is expanding its underwriting function and is looking to appoint a Commercial Insurance Underwriter to support continued growth across its e-trade and SME portfolios.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced underwriter or someone looking to step into underwriting from a commercial insurance or broking background. You'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team where decisions matter and development is actively supported.
The Role
You'll play a key part in driving profitable growth by underwriting new business, managing renewals, and handling mid-term adjustments, while delivering a high standard of service to broker partners.
The role suits someone commercially minded, confident assessing risk, and comfortable balancing underwriting discipline with trading opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Profitably underwrite new business, renewals, and mid-term adjustments
- Negotiate terms and support broker relationships with a service-led mindset
- Assess and analyse risk using underwriting judgement and data
- Ensure underwriting decisions align with governance and compliance standards
- Manage workload effectively to meet service and performance targets
- Collaborate with internal teams including sales, operations, and underwriting leadership
Skills & Experience
- Experience within commercial insurance underwriting or a relevant broking/insurance role
- Knowledge of SME, Property Owners and/or Liability risks
- Understanding of core underwriting principles and risk selection
- Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Commercially aware with a trading mindset
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Cert CII (or working towards) desirable but not essential
What's On Offer
- Competitive salary up to £40k
- Hybrid working model
- Generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions
- Funded professional qualifications and development support
- Health and wellbeing benefits including virtual GP access
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Regular social events, recognition awards and long-service benefits
