Senior Underwriter & Team Leader

About the Role

A hybrid underwriting and leadership position for a Senior Underwriter ready to take on line management responsibility. The successful candidate will retain a substantial personal underwriting caseload, focused on the more complex risks within the book, while taking on day-to-day leadership of a small team of underwriters.

Responsibilities Underwriting (70%)

• Underwrite complex, higher-value commercial risks across Package, Combined, RPO and CPO, with authority to £10k+ GWP
• Act as technical referral point for the team on complex cases
• Maintain underwriting quality and consistency across cross-class commercial business

Team Leadership (30%)

• Direct line management of 3-4 underwriters
• Day-to-day team management including workload allocation and prioritisation
• Regular 1-2-1s and ongoing performance management
• Coaching and mentoring to develop underwriting capability and technical knowledge across the team

Required Skills

• Proven senior underwriting experience across cross-class commercial lines, including Package, Combined, RPO and CPO
• Existing GWP authority of £10k+, or a clear track record supporting progression to this level
• Prior experience leading, coaching or mentoring underwriters, whether in a formal or informal capacity
• Comfortable operating in a dual-role capacity, balancing personal underwriting output with people management