Development Underwriter - High Hazard

IDEX Consulting Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Consulting Ltd, partnered with a well-regarded MGU, seeks a Development Underwriter to lead new high hazard proposition from day one within a UK-wide broker trading remit.

Develop profitable new business, build broker relationships, and underwrite complex high hazard risks with autonomy to trade commercially while contributing to a launch with strong underwriting support and long-term investment.

Qualifications

• Development underwriting experience in UK commercial insurance
• Strong underwriting of high hazard property & casualty risks
• Existing Broker relationships to generate new business quickly
• Commercially-minded trader who wins new business, not just servicing

Responsibilities

• Develop profitable new business across high hazard commercial risks
• Build and strengthen relationships with UK retail insurance Brokers
• Underwrite and negotiate complex property & casualty risks for high hazard trades
• Become a recognised market presence for the business within your region
• Play a key role in the launch and growth of the new underwriting proposition

Skills

Development underwriting

Broker relationships

Portfolio growth

Commercial underwriting

Job description

We are exclusively partnering with a well-regarded, entrepreneurial MGU that is launching a high hazard proposition and is looking for a Development Underwriter to play a key role in its success from day one.

This isn't a maintenance underwriting role. It's an opportunity to build a portfolio, develop Broker partnerships and become one of the recognised faces in the market behind a new proposition backed by significant underwriting expertise, strong insurer capacity and long-term investment.

The business operates at a high level, combining the agility of an MGA with the infrastructure, underwriting capability and financial strength of a much larger organisation.

In short:

• Be part of a brand-new high hazard proposition from day one
• Significant underwriting authority with the autonomy to trade commercially
• Build your own portfolio rather than simply maintaining an existing account
• Work within an entrepreneurial MGU that values underwriting expertise over process
• Well-funded platform with established infrastructure and long-term backing
• Flexible location with a genuine UK-wide Broker trading remit

The Role

• Develop profitable new business across high hazard commercial risks
• Build and strengthen relationships with UK retail insurance Brokers
• Underwrite and negotiate complex property & casualty risks across the key higher hazard trades
• Become a recognised market presence for the business within your region
• Play a key role in the successful launch and growth of the new underwriting proposition

What We're Looking For

• Development underwriting experience within the UK commercial insurance market
• Strong experience underwriting higher hazard property & casualty risks
• Existing Broker relationships that can generate new business quickly
• Commercially-minded trader who enjoys winning business rather than simply servicing it
• Able to demonstrate a track record of profitable portfolio growth
• Ambitious individual who wants to help build something rather than inherit it

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission

At IDEX, we strive for an inclusion-first company culture where everyone is treated fairly and can bring their authentic selves to work. We recognise and acknowledge that diverse representation at every level of our business requires continuous and measurable effort. We are committed to driving conscious inclusion across our business and creating equitable pathways.