Insurance Risk Leader: Underwriting & Pricing Oversight

Pure Search; Slough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Search in the United Kingdom seeks an insurance risk professional to join a high-performing Second Line Risk team. The role oversees financial and insurance risks across underwriting, pricing, reserving and capital management to support governance and customer outcomes.

You will provide independent oversight and challenge, advise on new products and pricing changes, and partner with underwriting, actuarial, finance and executive teams to drive effective risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in General Insurance across Risk, Pricing, Actuarial or Underwriting.
• Strong understanding of insurance risk management frameworks and model governance.
• Knowledge of Solvency UK, ORSA and UK regulatory requirements.
• Ability to analyse complex issues and provide clear, pragmatic challenge.

Responsibilities

• Providing independent oversight and challenge of underwriting, pricing and risk models.
• Monitoring key insurance risks including pricing adequacy, reserving, capital, claims inflation and portfolio performance.
• Supporting risk governance, reporting and senior management committees.
• Advising on new products, pricing changes and strategic business initiatives.
• Partnering with underwriting, actuarial, finance and executive teams to drive effective risk management.

Skills

Insurance risk management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication

Job description

Pure Search in the United Kingdom seeks an insurance risk professional to join a high-performing Second Line Risk team. The role oversees financial and insurance risks across underwriting, pricing, reserving and capital management to support governance and customer outcomes.

You will provide independent oversight and challenge, advise on new products and pricing changes, and partner with underwriting, actuarial, finance and executive teams to drive effective risk management.