Property Portfolio Underwriting Manager - UK Wide

Posted: 20 January 2026

Job description

This is a new and exciting opportunity where we are seeking someone for their Property Portfolio Underwriting Manager role.

This would be working for a leading Global Insurance company that have offices throughout the UK.

You can work from home remotely, and it would be encouraged to be visible in the office as and when required.

They are looking for a strong, commercially minded technical expert to lead their mid-market commercial property account, supporting continued growth of the business and delivering excellent customer outcomes.

You will be responsible for delivering the financial plan outcomes through underwriting, pricing, underwriting quality, and portfolio management leadership, underpinned and driven by a risk aware culture.

A bit about the job:

In this role you, will lead their Mid-Market Commercial Property Account, working as part of the Mid-Market Portfolio and Underwriting Team. You will develop the underwriting approach to deliver enhanced performance and improved customer outcomes, driving portfolio mix and identifying areas and opportunities for profitable growth. You will achieve this through robust performance management, market pricing, rating and strong underwriting principals alongside shaping and informing commercial decisions on Profit and Loss based upon your deep insight of the business. 

You will work alongside Pricing, Chief-Underwriting-Office, Actuarial, Finance, Claims, Automation and Data Science teams who support Mid-Market and actively engage with the regional underwriting teams.

You will deliver for their customers and Brokers, working as part of a small team of technical and portfolio management experts focussed on optimising the portfolio and exploiting our underwriting strategy within Regional Mid-Market. You will provide strategic portfolio and underwriting direction and support the development of their underwriting capability.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Good experience of portfolio management & enabling business growth through technical underwriting with a commercial focus
• Strong property underwriting experience with the ability to deliver solutions to complex issues and implement underwriting strategies in an operationally effective manner, including a strong understanding of Mid-Market and the issues and challenges facing our customers
• Able to think strategically and assess the impact of changing risks over the medium term
• A strong and effective communicator and coach with experience in a leadership role and ability to manage senior stakeholders both internally and externally
• Adaptable and versatile with an ability to convey and convert complex data and strategies simply into the underwriting teams

What you’ll get for this role:

• • “Very” Competitive & attractive Salary
  • Bonus opportunity - 12% 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

For further information please contact Andy Baker on 07834 696414/0113 4931720 or email andy@cryerbaker.co.uk