Senior Portfolio Underwriter – Professional Indemnity
Manchester, Hybrid Working
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
A leading specialist insurer is seeking an experienced Senior Professional Indemnity Underwriter to join its growing division. This is a unique opportunity to move into a broader underwriting role where you’ll have genuine influence over trading performance, business growth and underwriting outcomes. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in supporting the continued development of a successful direct insurance proposition serving SMEs and professional businesses across the UK.
More than a traditional underwriting position, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to commercial decision-making, enhance customer outcomes, and help shape the future direction of a growing and innovative insurance operation.
The Role:
- Take ownership of underwriting decisions across a range of Professional Indemnity risks.
- Review and assess referrals, providing technical guidance on more complex cases.
- Support profitable growth through sound underwriting judgement and commercial decision-making.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across underwriting, trading and leadership teams.
- Monitor business performance and contribute ideas to support sustainable portfolio growth.
- Help identify opportunities to improve underwriting processes, customer experience and trading performance.
- Utilise underwriting insight, market knowledge and data to support business objectives.
Requirements:
- Strong Professional Indemnity underwriting experience gained within an insurer or MGA environment.
- Experience handling referral business and more complex underwriting decisions.
- Good understanding of portfolio performance, underwriting controls and risk management.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance growth and profitability objectives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A collaborative approach with the desire to contribute beyond day-to-day underwriting responsibilities.
Why Join?
- Newly created role with significant visibility and influence across the business.
- Opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of a successful direct trading operation.
- Exposure to strategic projects and wider business initiatives.
- Clear opportunities for career progression within a growing division.
- Supportive, forward-thinking culture with ongoing investment in technology and innovation.
- Competitive salary, bonus potential and comprehensive benefits package.
This is an excellent opportunity for an established Professional Indemnity Underwriter looking to broaden their responsibilities and take on a more influential role within an ambitious and expanding insurance business.
To learn more about the opportunity and overall package, apply today or get in touch.
Email: alexander.ballantine@ipsgroup.co.uk
Phone: 0121 392 9061 / 07967 701036