Mid-Market - Trading Underwriter - Hampshire
Posted: 31 March 2025
Job description
Are you someone who is able to generate and underwrite new business enquiries profitably or working with existing business renewals accurately, and is looking for a successful career within a growing business full of opportunity?
This is a new and exciting opportunity to work for leading Global Insurance company with offices throughout the UK.
Our insurer client is seeking an experienced Trading Underwriter to work from their city centre office in Southampton, and to join them to be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers to proactively develop and profitably grow their commercial book of business within the company.
As a Property & Liability Underwriter you will help drive and transform how they partner their broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships. With a strong balance of technical and trading capability, you'll be empowered to make decisions and deliver profitable growth, across new business within the key markets. Relationship management is key as you will Influence key contacts in the marketplace through business development and customer engagement.
Within the role you will:
- Need a consistent track record of underwriting commercial new business
- Have experience in dealing with insurance brokers and or customers
- Showcase excellent interpersonal skills, visiting brokers to develop, build up and strengthen working relationships, as well as ensuring continued visibility in the market
- Have the skills to mentor and develop others
- Be working towards underwriting licence levels as appropriate to your job grade.
Skills and experience they are looking for are:
- Previous Property and Liability underwriting experience or Motor trade & Fleet
- Capability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers
- Ability to work collaboratively within a large complex organisation
- Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation
- Strong commercial business insight to create and deliver business cases
This is a fantastic company to work for who are a real investor in their workforce with a big emphasis on wellbeing for all of their employees, which also includes self-development and progression within.
This opportunity could also suit someone wishing to make the next step up who is currently underwriting P&C, Motor Trade/Motor Fleet business.
What you’ll get for this role:
- Competitive Salary (depending on experience) £50k to £60K.
- Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary
- Generous pension scheme – company contribute up to 14%
- 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
- Up to £1,200 free share annually
For further information please contact Andy Baker on 07834 696414/0113 4931720 or email andy@cryerbaker.co.uk
