Senior Underwriting Manager

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom CLD Recruitment Full time
Job Title: Senior Underwriting Manager

Estimated Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum

About the Role

The Senior Underwriting Manager will lead a team of underwriters in managing a portfolio of care, charity, and non-profit organisations. The successful candidate will ensure financial targets are met and provide excellent service to brokers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership and direction to the renewal team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Manage and monitor team and individual performance, taking action to improve where necessary.
  • Set SMART goals, manage resources, and prioritize workflow to achieve key deliverables.
  • Coach and develop the team to a high level of performance.
  • Provide excellent service to brokers, prioritizing renewals and mid-term adjustments to meet deadlines and maximize business development opportunities.
  • Identify and implement changes to deliver exceptional customer service.
  • Contribute to the overall profitability and financial performance of the company by ensuring efficient working practices.
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the team and wider business.
  • Manage a portfolio and risks, underwriting large and complex renewal cases within defined underwriting authority.
  • Attend underwriting and broker meetings as required, providing insight into developments, trends, and market conditions.
Requirements
  • Strong technical and communication skills (written and spoken).
  • Strong people management and project skills, with ability to structure task allocations around critical goals.
  • Strong experience in underwriting, ideally care or commercial combined lines.
  • Excellent organisational and delegation skills.
  • Strong coaching skills to develop team members' capabilities.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Track record in building and developing broker relationships.
  • ACII and/or similar qualification preferred.


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