Real Estate Underwriting Team Lead

Chubb; Park Central; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb in the Midlands and South region is seeking a Property and Real Estate Manager to lead the underwriting team and oversee Property and Liability risk activity. You will drive growth and profitability while maintaining high service standards for brokers and clients.

The role blends underwriting expertise with strong people leadership and commercial decision-making. You will support team development, set best practice standards and collaborate with claims, risk engineering and global services

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading underwriting teams.
• Strong people leadership and client management skills.
• Experience overseeing Property and Liability risk underwriting.
• Ability to develop and implement standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of underwriters, providing clear direction, support and mentoring to ensure strong performance and professional growth.
• Oversee underwriting of new business and renewal accounts in line with underwriting guidelines, strategy and appetite.
• Manage and support the underwriting of Property and Liability risks for Real Estate clients, including larger and more complex accounts.
• Take responsibility for key client and broker relationships, ensuring proactive engagement and a high standard of service.
• Support the delivery of the Real Estate financial plan, including forecasting, reforecasts and performance tracking.
• Work closely with claims, risk engineering, global services and other underwriting teams to deliver joined-up solutions for clients and brokers.
• Ensure compliance with company standards, including policy documentation, contract certainty, peer review, audit, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Promote best practice across the team and support a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Represent Chubb internally and externally at broker meetings, client meetings and internal production and renewal discussions.
• Contribute to strategic growth plans and identify opportunities for cross-selling across Chubb's wider product offering.

Skills

Team leadership

Underwriting leadership

Broker/client management

Strategic growth planning

Job description

Chubb in the Midlands and South region is seeking a Property and Real Estate Manager to lead the underwriting team and oversee Property and Liability risk activity. You will drive growth and profitability while maintaining high service standards for brokers and clients.

The role blends underwriting expertise with strong people leadership and commercial decision-making. You will support team development, set best practice standards and collaborate with claims, risk engineering and global services