Lead Construction Underwriter & Broker Growth

AXA UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK in Birmingham seeks a Lead Construction Underwriter to drive profitable growth within the Mid-Market and corporate construction segments. You will underwrite risks within authority levels and build proactive broker relationships aligned with our objectives.

You’ll lead meetings, tender responses, and coach other underwriters, leveraging data and trading tools to shape underwriting strategy and deliver exceptional results.

Qualifications

• Strong trading capability, negotiation skills, and established relationships with brokers and construction stakeholders.
• High-level technical product knowledge for construction classes and regulatory insurance requirements.
• Experience with monthly performance management using MI/business tools to meet financial KPIs.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Time management and prioritisation in a target-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of strong trading relationships with a panel of brokers, taking full ownership for the generation of profitable business from nominated panel.
• Develop a robust pipeline of appropriate new business opportunities and ensure that long-term pipeline is realised by ensuring broker / client engagement.
• Lead meetings, presentations and tender responses with brokers / end customers to portray AXA capabilities and secure new business opportunities.
• Coach, train and develop underwriters to continually improve their technical and trading capability from a new and existing business perspective.
• Act as the referral point for Underwriters within our teams, providing technical and trading input to improve the quality of decisions within their empowerment.
• Effectively promote and deploy AXA’s strategy, product range, propositions and key differentiators to leverage commercial opportunities.

Skills

Trading capability

Negotiation skills

Broker relationships

Construction knowledge

MI/business tools

Communication

Time management

Job description

AXA UK in Birmingham seeks a Lead Construction Underwriter to drive profitable growth within the Mid-Market and corporate construction segments. You will underwrite risks within authority levels and build proactive broker relationships aligned with our objectives.

You’ll lead meetings, tender responses, and coach other underwriters, leveraging data and trading tools to shape underwriting strategy and deliver exceptional results.