Regional Underwriting Lead - Senior Technical Authority

IPS Group; Guiseley; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS Group is recruiting a Regional Underwriting Manager- Technical Lead to oversee high-value regional underwriting across the UK. You’ll act as the senior technical authority outside the central function and influence major client relationships, growth and underwriting standards.

You’ll balance technical excellence with commercial pragmatism, lead coaching of underwriting teams, and partner with brokers, branches and senior leaders to secure strategic opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial underwriting experience gained within the UK insurance market.
• Strong Property and Casualty underwriting expertise across large and complex risks.
• Exposure to handling or influencing risks with values in the hundreds of millions.
• Experience supporting programme placements and complex casualty structures.
• A proven ability to make sound technical decisions in high-value and high-profile situations.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and influencing senior underwriting professionals.
• Strong broker and client relationship management skills.
• The credibility and confidence to operate as a senior technical leader within a matrix organisation.
• ACII qualification or equivalent professional standing.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior regional authority for complex underwriting referrals and technical decision-making.
• Support Branch Underwriting Managers in structuring solutions for challenging and high-value risks.
• Drive underwriting standards, governance and technical excellence across the region.
• Lead the development, coaching and technical capability of underwriting teams.
• Influence regional underwriting strategy and ensure alignment with wider business objectives.
• Support major tenders, strategic deals and complex client opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients and key market stakeholders.
• Analyse performance data and identify opportunities to improve underwriting effectiveness and reduce referral dependency.
• Champion profitable growth while balancing risk appetite, customer outcomes and commercial performance.

Skills

Commercial underwriting leadership

Property & Casualty underwriting

Strategic client relationships

Mentoring and coaching

Broker and client management

Senior technical leadership

Market presence

Education

ACII qualification or equivalent

Job description

IPS Group is recruiting a Regional Underwriting Manager- Technical Lead to oversee high-value regional underwriting across the UK. You’ll act as the senior technical authority outside the central function and influence major client relationships, growth and underwriting standards.

You’ll balance technical excellence with commercial pragmatism, lead coaching of underwriting teams, and partner with brokers, branches and senior leaders to secure strategic opportunities.