Development Underwriter - D&O

IDEX Consulting; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance MGA is seeking a D&O Underwriter to drive their product strategy within a successful Financial Lines team. Candidates should have a background in Financial Lines or D&O insurance, with a commercial mindset and strong broker relationships. This role offers remote or hybrid working options, a competitive salary with bonuses, and the chance to build a small team as the product line grows. If you value autonomy yet appreciate support, this role provides a unique opportunity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Results-driven bonus

Entrepreneurial environment

Remote or hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experienced Financial Lines / D&O Underwriter or Broker with strong D&O exposure.
• Comfortable discussing financial metrics and growth.
• Ability to work autonomously while valuing support.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the D&O strategy within the Financial Lines team.
• Grow D&O profitably across a national broker network.
• Work closely on pricing and wordings for SME and mid-market D&O.
• Develop trading relationships and support the wider proposition.
• Build and shape a small team over time.

Skills

Financial Lines / D&O Underwriting experience

Commercially minded

Proactive

Strong relationship building with brokers

Job description

If you enjoy the buzz of building something - but don't fancy starting from a blank sheet of paper with no brokers, no brand and no support - this will likely appeal.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an evolving D&O product within an established Financial Lines team, inside a successful MGA that already has:

• Strong Financial Lines credentials
• A wide, existing broker distribution map
• The backing and reach of a larger, highly entrepreneurial insurance group

You're not being asked to "go it alone" and build a business from your spare room. You're joining a set-up that already trades well - and leading their push to grow and deepen D&O across a core, existing broker panel.

What you'll be doing

• Owning and driving the D&O strategy within an established Financial Lines team.
• Growing D&O profitably across an existing national broker network - not spending your first year just trying to get on panels.
• Working closely with colleagues across Financial Lines to refine appetite, pricing and wordings for SME & mid-market D&O.
• Being a visible market presence - meeting key brokers, developing trading relationships and supporting the wider proposition.
• Over time, helping to build and shape a small team around you, sitting at the top of this product line.

Who we're looking for

Background is flexible - mindset isn't.

• You’ll likely be an experienced Financial Lines / D&O Underwriter, or a Broker / Account Executive with strong D&O exposure who wants to move into underwriting.
• You’re commercially minded, comfortable talking numbers, and enjoy being out with brokers rather than buried in admin.
• You like autonomy, but you also value having proper support, capacity and a recognised brand behind you.
• You’re proactive, credible with the market, and enjoy taking ownership for growth rather than waiting for instructions.

What's on offer?

• A genuinely entrepreneurial environment backed by an established, well-capitalised group.
• The chance to sit at the top of the D&O product line within an established Financial Lines function.
• Real influence over how the product evolves - with a clear opportunity to build and lead a team as things scale.
• Remote or hybrid working - you can be based anywhere in the UK.
• Competitive salary (with flexibility for the right person) plus a results-driven bonus and strong wider package.

If you'd like to be trusted to grow something meaningful - without having to worry about whether there's any capacity, systems or broker relationships behind you - this is worth a conversation.

Apply now, or contact Stuart McKenna at IDEX Consulting for a confidential discussion (LinkedIn or via the IDEX website is absolutely fine).

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