Media Underwriter / Senior Underwriter

IPS Group; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London market carrier is seeking a media underwriting professional to shape and grow its portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to work within a global division and manage relationships with key brokers. Ideal candidates will have experience in the media/entertainment sector and a strong commercial mindset. This position provides the backing of senior leadership for effective market engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in the media/entertainment specialty sector.
• Commercial mindset with entrepreneurial spirit and ambition.
• Ability to shape strategy and work with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Shape and grow the media underwriting portfolio with the full backing of senior leadership.
• Help define the growth and development of the specialty area.
• Engage in market activity to establish a mark for the practice.
• Manage relationships with London market and regional brokers.

Skills

Experience in the media/entertainment specialty sector

Commercial mindset

Relationship management

Job description

Overview

We are partnered with a leading London market carrier seeking to invest in a key new media underwriting hire to complement its well established PI / financial lines offerings. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with ambition and drive to strategically shape and grow the portfolio with the full backing of senior leadership. Written on both Lloyd’s and company paper, this is a genuine opportunity for a commercially minded individual with entrepreneurial spirit, experience in the media / entertainment specialty sector and with the strength of character to use established experience to help with defining the growth and development of this area. This will be a global division, which also currently includes an exisiting portfolio of high profile, household name accounts. There will be a broad appetite across the platform, offering flexibility and ability to really go out to market to make an established mark – your relationship management ability with both London market and regional brokers will be key. Really exciting time to join this large, global insurance group in an area which is offering a guaranteed structure to facilitate such an important proposition within the business.

Responsibilities

• Shape and grow the media underwriting portfolio with the full backing of senior leadership.
• Help define the growth and development of the media / entertainment specialty area within the global division.
• Engage in market activity to go to market and establish a mark for the practice.
• Manage relationships with London market and regional brokers.
• Work within a global division that includes a portfolio of high-profile accounts.

Qualifications

• Experience in the media/entertainment specialty sector.
• Commercial mindset with entrepreneurial spirit and ambition.
• Ability to shape strategy and work with senior leadership.
• Strong relationship management with London market and regional brokers.