Casualty Underwriting Manager — Portfolio & Leadership

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Volunteering days

Job summary

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group invites applications for a Casualty Underwriting Manager. You will lead a high-performing casualty team, shape portfolio strategy, and drive underwriting quality and governance across Casualty and Financial Lines.

You’ll work with senior leaders, manage key capacity relationships, and influence underwriting actions while developing talent and ensuring delivery against business priorities.

Qualifications

• This role requires strong technical underwriting in casualty/financial lines and leadership experience.
• Ability to translate portfolio priorities into practical underwriting actions and guidance.
• Experience with complex referrals and governance frameworks is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible technical leadership across Casualty and Financial Lines portfolio.
• Translate portfolio strategy into underwriting actions covering pricing and risk appetite.
• Maintain high underwriting quality, pricing discipline, and coverage intent.
• Lead, coach and develop Portfolio Underwriters and specialists.
• Establish priorities and coordinate resources to deliver portfolio needs.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of policy wordings and guidance.

Skills

Casualty underwriting

Financial lines

Portfolio management

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Pricing & risk selection

Education

ACII qualification

Tools

Underwriting technology

Job description

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group invites applications for a Casualty Underwriting Manager. You will lead a high-performing casualty team, shape portfolio strategy, and drive underwriting quality and governance across Casualty and Financial Lines.

You’ll work with senior leaders, manage key capacity relationships, and influence underwriting actions while developing talent and ensuring delivery against business priorities.