Assistant Underwriter - US Professions

CFC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CFC is seeking an Assistant Underwriter for the US Professions team in London. You will learn to develop and underwrite profitable business, supporting broker relationships, renewals, and market initiatives.

The role offers exposure to professional liability products, general liability, cyber and property insurance, with opportunities to learn across diverse client segments and regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• Background in broking or underwriting
• Experience in Professional Indemnity or related professions
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and sound decision-making

Responsibilities

• Respond to broker enquiries and renewal submissions, delivering quotations within SLAs.
• Promote the Professions products, supporting launches and market awareness initiatives.
• Support creation and delivery of internal and external presentations on products and market trends.
• Conduct research to build technical expertise and stay informed on regulatory developments.
• Contribute to product, system, process and policy improvement projects.
• Support team performance through collaboration and delivery against objectives.
• Grow US Professions business by developing broker relationships and supporting marketing, including occasional US travel.
• Produce reports and management information to monitor team performance and activity.

Skills

Underwriting

Broker relationships

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Assistant Underwriter - US Professions

Department: Professions

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Reporting To: Antony Aylett

Description

Thanks to continued significant organic growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join one of the most established Professional Liability teams in London. The team are a market leader in providing professional liability solutions for SME businesses, as well as a developing book of middle market and larger accounts. As a team of 22, they insure over 15,000 clients, and consider over 50,000 submissions a year.

As one of the largest professional liability teams in London, who focus on protecting US based clients, this is great opportunity to be exposed to an extensive variety of risks. Whilst professional liability is a core component of coverage, the teams innovative package policies include general liability, cyber and property insurance on one policy form, giving you the ability to gain experience you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Having six unique products, for a range of professional service firms from engineers to contractors to miscellaneous professional firms both in the traditional and emerging sectors, the opportunities to learn and develop are endless.

About the role

As an Assistant Underwriter on the US Professions team you’ll learn to develop and underwrite profitable business within CFC’s Professions team. You’ll support the team across a variety of areas, including supporting new business development, underwriting renewal accounts, building and maintaining broker relationships and responding to Profession queries from other product line underwriters.

• Respond to broker enquiries and renewal submissions, delivering quotations within agreed SLAs and underwriting authority.
• Promote the features and benefits of CFC’s Professions products, supporting product launches and market awareness initiatives.
• Support the creation and delivery of internal and external presentations on products, market trends, and emerging risks.
• Conduct research to build technical expertise and stay informed on relevant regulatory and compliance developments.
• Contribute to product, system, process, and policy improvement projects.
• Support team performance through effective collaboration and delivery against objectives.
• Help grow CFC’s US Professions business by developing broker relationships and supporting marketing initiatives, including occasional US travel.
• Produce reports and management information to monitor team performance and activity.
• Provide general administrative and ad hoc support to the wider US Professions team.

About you

We're looking for proactive, motivated individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy contributing to a high-performing team. This role offers the opportunity to further develop both your underwriting and business development skills. We're particularly interested in candidates with a background in either broking or underwriting ready to take the next step in their career.

Experience within Professional Indemnity or related professions classes is highly desirable, alongside the ability to build strong, lasting relationships with brokers and colleagues.

You’ll have strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the confidence to make sound decisions. Most importantly, you'll enjoy working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to help drive the continued growth of the business.

Core Values

Love what you do:

We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:

We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:

Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.