Commercial Underwriter

Stride Resource Management Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Performance bonus

Job summary

Stride Resource Management Ltd in the West Midlands is recruiting an experienced Commercial Insurance Underwriter for a hybrid field-based role. You will underwrite large, complex risks and work closely with a broker network to support profitable growth across the region.

This high-visibility role offers autonomy, opportunities to coach colleagues, and a clear path to higher underwriting authority, with a strong emphasis on technical excellence and relationship management across distribution,

Qualifications

• Experience underwriting larger, more complex risks with a broker-facing approach.
• ACII qualification or progression would be advantageous.
• Strong customer-focused technical underwriting expertise.
• Experience coaching or mentoring underwriting colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and negotiate large, complex commercial risks and portfolios.
• Support regional growth plans through sound underwriting and risk selection.
• Act as a technical referral point for complex cases and queries.
• Coach and develop colleagues to improve underwriting capability and decision-making.
• Build strong relationships across underwriting, claims and distribution teams.
• Analyse portfolio performance to identify trends and drive profitable outcomes.

Skills

Underwriting complex risks

Negotiation skills

Mentoring/Coaching

Relationship management

Technical underwriting

Education

ACII qualification or in progress

Job description

Commercial Underwriter

West Midlands | Hybrid Field-Based Role

A leading UK insurer is looking to appoint an experienced Commercial Insurance Underwriter to join its growing regional underwriting team in the West Midlands.

This is a highly visible, broker-facing role where you'll work closely with a network of established offices, supporting profitable growth, underwriting complex commercial risks and acting as a trusted technical expert across the region.

What You'll Be Doing

• Underwriting and negotiating larger, more complex commercial risks and portfolios
• Supporting regional growth plans through sound underwriting and risk selection
• Acting as a technical referral point for complex cases and underwriting queries
• Coaching and developing colleagues to improve underwriting capability and decision-making
• Building strong relationships across underwriting, claims and distribution teams
• Analysing portfolio performance, identifying trends and driving profitable outcomes

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial insurance underwriting experience with exposure to larger and more complex risks
• Proven ability to negotiate and trade effectively
• Technical underwriting expertise with a customer-focused approach
• Experience supporting, coaching or mentoring colleagues
• Progression towards, or attainment of, higher underwriting authority levels
• ACII qualified or working towards qualifications would be advantageous

What's on Offer?

• A high-profile role with significant autonomy and influence
• Exposure to complex commercial accounts and strategic portfolios
• Career progression within a highly respected insurer
• Strong support for professional development
• Competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package

If you're an experienced commercial insurance underwriter looking for a role that combines technical underwriting, relationship management and genuine influence, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.