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Financial Lines Underwriter (Top Global Insurer)

Aston Charles

Peterborough

Hybrid

GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Full time

21 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Financial Lines Underwriter to join their expanding team in Peterborough. This role involves underwriting new business inquiries and collaborating with brokers across the UK. The successful candidate will leverage their technical expertise and negotiation skills to secure profitable business, particularly in the Professional Indemnity sector. With a generous salary and a lucrative bonus scheme, this opportunity offers the chance to be part of a company experiencing significant growth and to work in a hybrid environment that supports work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous Pension Contributions
Hybrid Working Arrangement
Lucrative Bonus Scheme
Impressive Corporate Benefits

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in Professional Indemnity underwriting is essential.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Underwriting various commercial cases across multiple product lines.
  • Collaborating with the Claims team and maintaining relationships.

Skills

Underwriting
Negotiation Skills
Communication Skills
Relationship Management
Technical Knowledge in PI

Job description

Financial Lines Underwriter (Top Global Insurer) - Peterborough

Job Type: Permanent

Sector: General Insurance

Specialism: Underwriting

Location: London & South

Town/City: Peterborough

Salary range: Attractive salary (Negotiable), plus market-leading bonus and benefits

Posted: 27-Mar-25

Start Date: ASAP

Recruiter: Aston Charles

Job Ref: JH-3136HB

Job Views: 4

We are delighted to be partnering with this world-leading insurance company that is seeking a talented Financial Lines Underwriter.

This position has arisen as a result of the company’s impressive expansion; it is enjoying 20% year on year growth, and is on track to double in size over the next 5 years.

Working within the specialist Financial Lines Division, you’ll be underwriting new business enquiries from a wide variety of brokers throughout the UK, using your sound technical and negotiation skills to secure profitable business.

Specific duties will include:

  1. Underwriting a variety of commercial cases across various product lines.
  2. Collaborating with the Claims team.
  3. Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with the Technical department and the wider business.

Much of the business is Professional Indemnity themed, and so you must have strong experience within the PI arena. Candidates from a variety of specialisms (such as the Professions, Miscellaneous, Tech, Life Sciences etc.) will be considered. As you’ll be regularly dealing with brokers, you’ll have excellent communication skills, together with a good track record of maintaining and developing relationships.

You’ll be rewarded with a generous basic salary (Negotiable depending on experience), plus a highly lucrative bonus scheme and impressive corporate benefits, which include substantial pension contributions.

Our client operates a hybrid-working arrangement, and for those who live far away from one of the offices, it can be predominantly home-based.

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