Commercial Underwriter

JR United Kingdom; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading MGA is looking for a Commercial Underwriter with sports insurance experience to join their Newcastle team. The role involves managing broker relationships, underwriting bespoke insurance products, and working within a dynamic and resourceful company focused on expanding market share in the sports niche. A competitive salary and outstanding benefits, including a generous pension package, are on offer.

Benefits

Market-leading pension arrangement

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Commercial underwriting background, especially in sports insurance preferred.
• Strong numeracy and IT competencies.
• Experience in stakeholder management and client relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with regional brokers and clients across the UK.
• Underwrite new and existing business according to delegated authority.
• Issue insurance policies by calculating premiums and negotiating terms.

Skills

Numeracy

Stakeholder management

IT skills

Job description

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Commercial Underwriter, newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear

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Client:

Aston Charles Ltd

Location:

newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Underwriter (Sports Insurance)

Top MGA

Salary negotiable, plus market-leading benefits

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Pedigree; When it comes to MGAs, this one is a purebred – owned by a global broking giant, with capacity provided by one of the largest composite insurers in the world, it’s little wonder it can offer a ‘best in class’ service to its clientele.

Already commanding a significant portion of the market, especially within the Golf niche, this dynamic business is committing considerable resource (financial and otherwise) to increase its market share further, with a heightened focus on football and rugby clubs, amongst others.

Here, you will be dealing with both renewal and new business cases, with clients coming from both its own broking business, and third-party brokers. You will be dealing with a variety of bespoke products that are geared to the Sports market, such as Commercial Combined, Property, Liability and Specialist products.

Duties will include:

• Managing and maintaining relationships with regional brokers, colleagues and clients across the UK.

• Identifying opportunities to offer solutions to existing clients / brokers, by evaluating the applicant situation and circumstances and determining insurance risk.

• Working within your delegated underwriting authority to underwrite both new and existing business.

• Communicating effectively with senior members of staff to ensure clarity and positive relationships across the business.

• Putting clients and customers first by working within SLAs and ensuring a high level of service is provided at all times.

• Liaising with brokers and colleagues to increase profitable relationships, both virtually and in person.

• Issuing insurance policies by calculating premium rates, as well as negotiating insurance terms and conditions with regional brokers.

Ideally, you will come from a commercial underwriting background, with exposure to writing golf or miscellaneous sports insurance. However, we welcome applications from outstanding Commercial Underwriters (Commercial Combined/ Property/ Casualty) who have a passion for sports, and the ability to quickly pick up the nuances of this fascinating niche. We are also keen to hear from technically-gifted Brokers, especially those who have ‘held the pen’ on delegated authority schemes previously. Importantly, we are looking for an Underwriter who IS NOT focused on auto-rated business.

You must be highly numerate, with excellent IT skills. You should also have excellent stakeholder-management skills, and enjoy working to shared goals and objectives.

This is a hybrid role, where you will only be expected in the office a couple of days a week. However, for outstanding candidates who possess the relevant sector knowledge, there is scope to flex further on this – potentially even working 100% remotely.

As well as a generous basic salary, you will receive a fantastic flexible-benefits package that can be tweaked to your own personal circumstances – of particularly note is a market-leading pension arrangement which effectively trebles your own contributions.

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