Commercial Underwriting Operations Team Leader

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking MGA in Gloucester is seeking a commercial underwriter with management experience to lead their underwriting team. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive and dynamic environment, focusing on leisure risks including holiday parks and residential properties. The successful candidate will oversee underwriting operations, manage team performance, and contribute to the company's impressive growth. With a competitive salary and a strong benefits package, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to advance their careers in a thriving sector. Hybrid working options further enhance this exciting role.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

10% non-contributory pension

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection (50% of salary)

Life insurance x 4 of salary

Employee assistance program

13 week sick pay policy

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial underwriting with a focus on Property, Liabilities, and BI.
• Management experience in an underwriting environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team underwriting Property, EL, PL, and BI lines of business.
• Handle staff appraisals, workflow management, and team audits.

Skills

Commercial Underwriting

Management Experience

Property Insurance

Liabilities Insurance

Business Interruption Insurance

Education

Cert CII

Dip CII

Job description

Are you a commercial underwriter, with some management experience gained at an UW Agency or composite insurer dealing with Property, Liabilities and BI. If so, we have a role for you that will offer you a great challenge and the opportunity to work in a truly exciting business in a genuinely awesome team of people!

We are working closely with a genuinely lovely MGA in Gloucester, who have shown some impressive growth over the last few years (GWP has increased from £10million to £14million in a few years), and now have a genuinely exciting opportunity for someone to join their team to take over the day to day operations running of their commercial underwriting team, reporting into the head of underwriting.

We know this business really well, having placed two of the 3 Exec team, and they really are a super bunch of people, who offer a fun and supportive working environment in a business that is going from strength to strength.

This MGA focus on Leisure risks, with the main areas of focus currently being Holiday Parks and residential parks and have recently extended this into individuals who own lodges and caravans on these types of parks, having developed a scheme for this.

You will be responsible for managing a team who underwrite Property, EL, PL and BI lines of business on their schemes working under a DA, with premiums around the £20k-£250k mark. This will include handling staff appraisals, workflow management, return to works, team audits and other systems based work.

As above, you will need to have experience within commercial underwriting dealing within Property, Liabilities and BI and they will consider those from an MGA, Underwriting Agency or Composite environment as well as needing some management experience too. You will ideally also hold the Cert CII or Dip CII, though this is not essential to be considered if you have the experience they need.

In return, the salary on offer is £48-55k plus bonus, and a strong benefits package which includes 28 days holiday + bank holidays, 10% non-contributary pension, and after probation:- Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection (50% of salary) Life /insurance x 4 of salary, an employee assistance program and 13 week sick pay policy.

They also offer hybrid working with 2 days a week from home.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Kieran Boyle at CKB Recruitment for a confidential chat!

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Kieran Boyle at CKB Recruitment for a confidential chat!