Commercial Underwriter

Lawes Consulting Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawes Consulting Group is assisting a client, a newly established Managing General Agent, to recruit a Commercial Underwriter who will shape products, pricing and the underwriting platform from inception. The role is based in Cardiff and offers the chance to influence the business from its earliest days.

You will underwrite individual cases to a high technical standard while contributing to design, rating logic and the referral framework, collaborating with the Head of Underwriting, actuarial,

Qualifications

• Enjoys the structure and discipline of case underwriting.
• Energised by the ambiguity and pace of a start-up environment.
• Wants direct input into decisions that are normally made several layers above an underwriter's desk.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head of Underwriting, pricing/actuarial, distribution and IT/change colleagues.
• Be a genuine builder as much as an underwriter.
• Manage and maintain broker and client relationships.
• Underwrite cross-class commercial business.
• Handle referrals that fall outside of authority.
• Build and maintain capacity relationships.

Skills

Underwriting discipline

Start-up pace

Decision influence

Job description

Our client is a newly established Managing General Agent bringing a fresh commercial combined / SME proposition to market. This is a rare opportunity to join at inception and help shape not just the risks that are written, but the products, appetite, pricing and underwriting platform the business will run on for years to come.

About the Role

We are looking for a Commercial Underwriter who is equally comfortable underwriting individual cases to a high technical standard and contributing to the wider build of the MGA from product design and rating logic through to the underwriting platform and referral framework.

Responsibilities

• You will work closely with the Head of Underwriting, pricing/actuarial, distribution and IT/change colleagues.
• You will be a genuine builder as much as an underwriter.
• Managing and maintaining broker and client relationships.
• Underwrite cross-class commercial business.
• Handle referrals that fall outside of authority.
• Build and maintain capacity relationships.

Required Skills

• Enjoys the structure and discipline of case underwriting.
• Energised by the ambiguity and pace of a start-up environment.
• Wants direct input into decisions that are normally made several layers above an underwriter's desk.