Senior Underwriter - Financial Lines
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Senior Underwriter - Financial Lines

Location: London
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Underwriting
Reporting to: Chief Underwriting Officer

About the Company

Our client is a modern, technology-enabled specialty insurance carrier operating in the London Market. The business partners with MGAs, captives and specialist intermediaries to develop innovative insurance programmes tailored to niche market needs.

The organisation combines underwriting expertise with data and operational agility to deliver sustainable, profitable programmes across the specialty insurance market.

The Role

Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Financial Lines Underwriter to join their London underwriting team.

The role will focus on evaluating and onboarding delegated underwriting programmes across financial lines, working closely with MGAs, brokers and internal stakeholders to assess programme viability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Assess and evaluate new delegated underwriting programme opportunities within financial lines

Analyse programme profitability, pricing structure and risk exposure

Provide technical underwriting expertise across Financial Lines risks (e.g. D&O, E&O, Cyber)

Support onboarding of new programmes and operational implementation

Collaborate with operations, finance, legal and compliance teams

Contribute to underwriting guidelines, coverage structures and pricing strategies

Support portfolio management and programme performance monitoring

Assist with reinsurance strategy and capital allocation

Experience & Knowledge

8+ years underwriting experience within Financial Lines

Strong understanding of delegated authority and MGA programmes

Experience within the London Market

Knowledge of underwriting profitability drivers and programme performance metrics

Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities

Skills

Strong technical underwriting and analytical capabilities

Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Commercial mindset with attention to detail

Comfortable working in a growth-focused and evolving environment

What’s on Offer

Opportunity to join a fast-growing specialty insurance platform

Exposure to innovative financial lines programmes

Entrepreneurial and collaborative culture

Highly competitive salary and benefits package
Job number 3545795

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Harrison Holgate
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