Development Underwriter (mid-market)

Lawes Consulting Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawes Consulting Group in Scotland seeks an experienced senior underwriter to blend technical underwriting with strategic influence, shaping partnerships with broker portfolios across Scotland.

You will present propositions for Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, negotiate coverage and pricing, build broker relationships, and lead large case management, with hybrid working from Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Strong P&C technical underwriting knowledge of the Scottish market.
• Track record of winning and retaining large, complex business through senior broker/customer relationships.
• Strong pipeline management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• DIP qualified (or working towards) with experience underwriting Mid-Market/Mid-Corporate.

Responsibilities

• Present propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks.
• Negotiating coverage, wording and pricing with trading underwriters.
• Building a strong pipeline of qualified growth opportunities through client and broker relationships.
• Leading the large case management process for new business.
• Developing and owning broker relationships across the region, with full accountability for generation, placement and retention of profitable business.
• Underwriting new and existing business in line with underwriting controls, acting as a referral point in branch.
• Maintaining a quality distribution strategy with key brokers to hit financial KPIs.

Skills

P&C underwriting

Negotiation

Influencing

Broker relationships

Pipeline management

Education

DIP qualification

Job description

Calling all property and casualty development, new business or trading underwriters.

This is a great next step for an experienced senior underwriter ready to move into a role that blends technical underwriting with strategic influence, shaping how the business partners with broker portfolios across Scotland.

What you'll be doing:

Presenting propositions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, negotiating coverage, wording and pricing with trading underwriters. Building a strong pipeline of qualified growth opportunities through client and broker relationships. Leading the large case management process for new business. Developing and owning broker relationships across the region, with full accountability for generation, placement and retention of profitable business. Underwriting new and existing business in line with underwriting controls, acting as a referral point in branch. Maintaining a quality distribution strategy with key brokers to hit financial KPIs.

What they're looking for:

Strong P&C technical underwriting knowledge of the Scottish market. A track record of winning and retaining large, complex business through senior broker/customer relationships. Strong pipeline management, negotiation and influencing skills. DIP qualified (or working towards) with experience underwriting Mid-Market/Mid-Corporate business.

Office based in Glasgow, offering hybrid working.