Head of Technical Underwriting

Edenbrook; Slough; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Edenbrook is seeking a Head of Technical Underwriting to lead our Commercial & Specialty underwriting function from its Slough-based team. The role reports to the Chief Underwriting Officer and works alongside three Portfolio Managers to elevate technical underwriting excellence and governance.

The candidate will shape wordings, products and underwriting standards, ensuring alignment with market developments and regulatory expectations across the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' commercial underwriting experience.
• Previous experience in a Technical Underwriting Cross Class.
• Strong experience in wordings, pricing and underwriting framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight across Commercial & Specialty lines, with an overview of wordings and creation of new underwriting products.
• Act as the technical referral point for complex underwriting decisions.
• Support and challenge Portfolio Managers to maintain underwriting discipline.
• Develop and maintain underwriting standards, appetite and technical guidance.
• Review policy wordings, products and delegated underwriting arrangements.
• Ensure underwriting practices remain aligned with regulatory and market developments.
• Work across the business to improve governance, processes and underwriting quality.

Skills

Technical underwriting

Underwriting governance

Pricing

Underwriting framework

Job description

We are working with a rapidly growing insurer seeking a Head of Technical Underwriting. This role will join our Commercial & Specialty team in a newly created role, reporting directly to the Chief Underwriting Officer.

Working alongside our three Portfolio Managers, you'll be responsible for driving technical underwriting excellence, strengthening governance and ensuring our products, wordings and underwriting standards continue to evolve with the market.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight across Commercial & Specialty lines, with an overview of wordings and creation of new underwriting products.
• Act as the technical referral point for complex underwriting decisions.
• Support and challenge Portfolio Managers to maintain underwriting discipline.
• Develop and maintain underwriting standards, appetite and technical guidance.
• Review policy wordings, products and delegated underwriting arrangements.
• Ensure underwriting practices remain aligned with regulatory and market developments.
• Work across the business to improve governance, processes and underwriting quality.

What we are looking for

• 10+ years' commercial underwriting experience.
• Previous experience in a Technical Underwriting Cross Class.
• Strong experience in wordings, pricing and underwriting framework.