Underwriting Specialist

4 days ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Underwriting Specialist to join our Centre of Expertise, where you will play a key role in ensuring that we write the right risks at the right price.

Key Responsibilities
  • Utilise your technical and analytical underwriting skills to work in partnership with pricing colleagues.
  • Lead the development and management of the P&U Governance and Control framework.
  • Provide thought leadership to shape the future of the function.
  • Support the development of our people, both now and in the longer term.
  • Shape thinking on future risks and opportunities.
What We're Looking For

We are keen to meet enthusiastic, passionate, and curious individuals with a breadth of experience across Underwriting, ideally within Personal Lines.

  • Demonstrable experience in an Underwriting role, ideally within Personal Lines with technical and analytical skills.
  • A commercial mentality with the ability to identify risks and opportunities across squads.
  • Strong external Underwriting network to bring external marketplace, customer, and competitor knowledge to the team.
  • Ability to influence and engage with senior stakeholders and experience of developing individuals.
  • Underwriting portfolio experience, at aggregator level.
What We Offer

We offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working.

  • 9% employer contributed pension.
  • 50% off home, motor, and pet insurance, plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover.
  • Up to 10% annual bonus.
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
  • Private medical insurance for yourself.
  • EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax-efficient way.
  • Buy as you earn share scheme.
  • Employee discounts and cashback.
Our Way of Working

We offer a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any reasonable adjustments within this recruitment process, please reach out to us and we can discuss how we can support you with this.



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