Professional Lines Underwriter — Client & Broker Relations

Hamilton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton in London seeks an Underwriter focused on Professional Indemnity to develop and manage a diverse global professional lines portfolio. You will underwrite renewals and new business, apply guidelines, and participate in client and broker discussions to support portfolio optimisation.

The role offers opportunities to engage with delegated authorities, collaborate across pricing and claims teams, and contribute to underwriting strategy within a dynamic, global platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in professional lines underwriting with a strong understanding of technical underwriting and risk assessment.
• Strong trading and negotiation skills and able to communicate rationale to both brokers and clients.
• Ability to build, develop, and maintain broker and client relationships and build network.

Responsibilities

• Assess renewal and new business risks and apply underwriting guidelines and pricing models to ensure portfolio optimisation.
• Represent the company in client market presentations, broker meetings and industry events.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients to maximise new business and renewals opportunity.
• Collaborate with the claims and pricing departments to provide a viable product for our clients.
• Management and ownership of delegated authorities and data for reporting and underwriting control meetings.
• Support junior underwriters through referrals and technical knowledge guidance.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Underwriting Strategy.
• Liaise with Finance, Credit Control and Operations for Lloyd's and regulatory returns.

Skills

Underwriting (professional lines)

Trading & negotiation

Relationship building

MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, Power

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Outlook

Word

Job description

Hamilton in London seeks an Underwriter focused on Professional Indemnity to develop and manage a diverse global professional lines portfolio. You will underwrite renewals and new business, apply guidelines, and participate in client and broker discussions to support portfolio optimisation.

The role offers opportunities to engage with delegated authorities, collaborate across pricing and claims teams, and contribute to underwriting strategy within a dynamic, global platform.