Personal Lines Underwriting Manager

Trades Workforce Solutions; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking a Personal Lines Underwriting Manager to provide technical expertise to Regional Underwriters and shape the underwriting strategy. This role offers hybrid working arrangements with a base in Bristol or York. Key responsibilities include leadership, managing complex referrals, and optimizing team performance. Required experience includes a strong background in Personal Lines underwriting, stakeholder management, and coaching. This position is critical for driving business objectives and ensuring competitive offerings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a senior Underwriter or underwriting management role within Personal Lines.
• Expertise in handling complaints, escalations, and complex referrals.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expertise to Regional Underwriters.
• Shape and deliver the Personal Lines underwriting strategy.
• Lead and develop the technical capability of Regional Underwriters.

Skills

Personal Lines underwriting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Job description

Personal Lines Underwriting Manager

Location: South West England or North Yorkshire

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Salary: £70,000 + Bonus

Hybrid working arrangements – be based out of their York or Bristol offices 40% of your week, with up to 60% home working on offer!

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

In this role, you will provide technical leadership and expertise to Regional Underwriters across the Personal Lines product range (Motor & Personal – M&P). The business is continuing to evolve in this area, with a strong focus on delivering a compelling customer proposition and exceptional experience. This is an exciting opportunity to join during a period of significant transformation, including the implementation of a large-scale digital change programme.

You will play a key role in shaping and delivering the Personal કુલ lines underwriting strategy at a regional level, taking responsibility for local implementation, monitoring key account performance metrics, and setting technical standards. Working closely with Head Office teams and tied Agents, you will act as the primary referral point for the most complex risks, holding the highest બેઠ underwriting authority within the Regional Team. You will also provide insight into market trends and analysis to support proactive business responses, alongside contributing technical expertise to policy wordings and product development to ensure continued competitiveness. MOD< /p>

Leading a team of Senior Technical Underwriters, you will focus on developing and enhancing the technical capability of Regional Underwriters, encouraging intuitive decision‑making and maximising their contribution to overall business objectives.

EXPERIENCE

You will bring a well‑established background in Personal Lines underwriting, with a demonstrable and in‑depth understanding of the market. This will include experience managing complaints, escalations, and complex referrals, alongside a strong awareness of current industry developments and regulatory requirements. Highly analytical and technically focused, you will be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including non‑technical audiences, and possess the credibility and confidence to challenge existing practices and influence decision‑making.

As a collaborative and people‑focused leader, you will have a proven track record of coaching and mentoring others, developing talent, and driving high levels of performance within your team. You will combine strong technical expertise with commercial awareness, ensuring underwriting decisions support business objectives, deliver positive customer outcomes, and contribute to long‑term success.

Key criteria to highlight on your CV include:

• Demonstrable experience in a senior Underwriter or underwriting management role within a Personal Lines specialism
• Expertise in handling complaints, escalations, and complex referrals, including Home and Motor, Reinsurance, Flood Re, and high‑value sum insured exposures (£5m+)
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capabilities
• Experience delivering against KPIs, projects, and strategic objectives
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills

If you have the relevant experience or know someone who does, please contact us now on 07458162850 or email us at [e-mail].