Professional Indemnity Lead Trading Underwriter

AXA UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a PI Lead Trading Underwriter in Manchester to drive business growth. You will manage underwriting risks, coach the team, and build relationships with brokers. The ideal candidate will have extensive underwriting expertise in Professional Indemnity, a successful track record of growing business, and excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)

Life Assurance (up to 10x annual salary)

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days leave

Wellbeing services & resources

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge in underwriting Professional Indemnity.
• Proven ability to grow UK Professional Indemnity business.
• Demonstrated skills in engaging stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business results through effective account management.
• Coach and develop underwriters within the PI underwriting centre.
• Support financial planning and analyze underwriting trends.

Skills

Technical underwriting expertise in Professional Indemnity

Strong broker and customer relationship management

Negotiation and risk assessment skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Industry knowledge

Education

Professional qualifications such as ACII or equivalent

Job description

Description

Are you a skilled Professional Indemnity (PI) Underwriter looking to make a significant impact? Join our Financial Lines team as a PI Lead Trading Underwriter and drive profitable growth by expertly underwriting risks, maximising income and cultivating strong relationships with brokers. You’ll play a key role in promoting and implementing AXA’s strategy, products, and unique differentiators to unlock new business and renewal opportunities within the Manchester market. We value delivering exceptional customer service to our brokers, policyholders, and colleagues, and are seeking a dedicated professional to help us achieve these goals.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at our office location in Manchester, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drive the delivery of planned new business underwriting results through effective account management, focusing on revenue and product growth.
• Underwrite new professional indemnity business through the traded team, ensuring alignment with company strategies.
• Coach and develop underwriters within the PI underwriting centre, enhancing team capability and acting as a referral point when needed.
• Support financial planning, monitor accounts, and analyse underwriting trends to identify opportunities for maximising income and profitability.
• Foster and influence underwriting philosophy and strategy by working closely with key internal partners to achieve financial objectives and support key customer relationships for profitable growth.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive technical underwriting expertise in Professional Indemnity.
• Proven track record in underwriting and growing UK Professional Indemnity business.
• Strong ability to build and maintain senior broker and customer relationships, securing and retaining key accounts.
• Demonstrable industry knowledge.
• Professional qualifications such as ACII or equivalent are preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the personal impact and influence to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Strong negotiation, persuasion, risk assessment, and insight development skills to support strategic decision‑making.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre‑employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

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Who we are:

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start‑ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.