Development Underwriter

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Development Underwriter to join their dynamic team in Glasgow. This dual role combines underwriting with account management, focusing on building and maintaining broker relationships to drive growth. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in commercial underwriting, particularly in Property & Casualty or Fleet, and possess exceptional negotiation skills. With a commitment to hybrid working, this role offers flexibility and a supportive environment for professional development. Join a passionate community dedicated to delivering excellent service and shaping the future of insurance.

Benefits

Pension Contributions up to 11%

Flexible Working

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing broker relationships and developing business strategies.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with market knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of broker relationships and implement sales strategies.
• Underwrite new business and renewals while monitoring account performance.

Skills

Commercial Underwriting Experience

Negotiation Skills

Relationship Management

Sales Strategies

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Development Underwriter

Job Title Development Underwriter Reference UK001950 Town Glasgow Business Line Sales & Marketing

Introduction

At RSA, we believe insurance is about people, not things. We provide our inspiring colleagues the support and opportunity to grow together, shape the future, and win as a team. We are going through a transformation journey, providing our people with opportunity to be integral to improving our service and delivering better products to brokers and customers. We are a proud member of the Intact family, we feel part of something bigger, with a presence in North America, the UK and Europe.

We have a bold ambition to become the best Commercial Lines business in the UK, demonstrated by our recent acquisition of NIG and Farmweb, allowing us to scale by leveraging our combined financial strength and importantly ensure our people feel the benefits of our joint capabilities.

We are currently recruiting for a Development Underwriter to join our established and experienced Underwriting team here at RSA Glasgow on a hybrid basis.

Your Role

The Development Underwriter is a dual role with your responsibilities being split across underwriting and account management.

As the Development Underwriter you will manage a portfolio of broker relationships through effective business development strategies and collaboration with key stakeholders to achieve growth and profit.

You will acquire and retain profitable business from brokers with the Scotland region. You will build and implement sales strategies for your broker panel to deliver upon the sales plan and you will monitor the performance of the broker accounts to ensure that they are on target.

Some of your time will be spent on site in brokers offices, underwriting new business and renewals.

About You

To be successful in your role, you will need to be able to build and maintain excellent brokers relationships. You will also have considerable commercial underwriting experience across Property & Casualty or Fleet (a combination of all would be great).

You will need good negotiation and influencing skills to work closely with your broker panel and have good product and market knowledge.

What we offer you

At RSA we put our people first. We have adopted hybrid working as standard, to give you a better work/life balance and an excellent flexible working mindset. That is on top of a comprehensive range of benefits, including pension contributions of up to 11% looking after you now, and in the future.

We will give you countless opportunities to continuously develop, alongside a diverse and passionate community of experts, the best the industry has to offer. You will be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Our employee promise allows you to shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.