Global Professional Lines Underwriter

Jobless; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton, based in London, is seeking an Underwriter to manage professional lines underwriting and portfolio development. You will assess renewals and new risks, apply pricing models, and represent the company in broker meetings and industry events.

You will build broker/client relationships, collaborate with pricing, claims, and finance teams, and support delegated underwriting authorities while driving underwriting strategy and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in professional lines underwriting with a strong understanding of technical underwriting and risk assessment.
• Strong trading and negotiation skills and able to communicate rationale to both brokers and clients.
• Ability to build, develop, and maintain broker and client relationships and build network.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Predominantly Excel, but also Outlook, Word and PowerBI)
• A proactive approach and strong work ethic
• Customer-focused
• Proven ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise efficiently
• Drive and ambition to develop and progress

Responsibilities

• Assess renewal and new business risks and opportunities and apply underwriting guidelines and pricing models to ensure portfolio optimisation
• Represent the company in client market presentations, 1-1 client meetings, broker meetings, industry events and conferences
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients to maximise new business and renewals opportunity
• Collaborate with the claims and pricing departments to provide a viable product for our clients
• Management and ownership of delegated authorities, undertake binder referrals and collaborate with Delegated Underwriting Authority team including timely data for reporting and underwriting control meetings
• Support junior underwriters through referrals, and technical knowledge guidance
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Underwriting Strategy
• Liaise with Finance, Credit Control and Operations to prepare and review data for Lloyd's and other regulatory returns

Skills

Underwriting

Risk assessment

Broker relations

Excel

Time mgmt

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

PowerBI

Outlook

Tools

PowerBI

Outlook

Word

Job description

Hamilton, based in London, is seeking an Underwriter to manage professional lines underwriting and portfolio development. You will assess renewals and new risks, apply pricing models, and represent the company in broker meetings and industry events.

You will build broker/client relationships, collaborate with pricing, claims, and finance teams, and support delegated underwriting authorities while driving underwriting strategy and regulatory reporting.