Regional Underwriting Manager: Technical Lead

IPS Group; Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Excellent benefits

Job summary

IPS Group is recruiting a Regional Underwriting Manager- Technical Lead in the UK, with locations in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or Glasgow. You will be the highest technical underwriting authority outside the central function, linking branch leadership with the wider business to win and grow major client relationships while driving technical excellence.

The role handles complex and high-value risks, guiding strategic decisions, coaching teams and shaping underwriting standards.

Qualifications

• ACII qualification or equivalent professional standing.
• Extensive commercial underwriting experience in the UK insurance market.
• Strong Property and Casualty underwriting expertise across large and complex risks.
• Experience coaching and influencing senior underwriting professionals.
• Experience building broker and client relationships.
• Ability to lead technical leadership within a matrix organisation.

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

Property & casualty underwriting

Broker relationship management

Leadership in matrix org

Underwriting governance

Education

ACII qualification or equivalent

Job description

IPS Group is recruiting a Regional Underwriting Manager- Technical Lead in the UK, with locations in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or Glasgow. You will be the highest technical underwriting authority outside the central function, linking branch leadership with the wider business to win and grow major client relationships while driving technical excellence.

The role handles complex and high-value risks, guiding strategic decisions, coaching teams and shaping underwriting standards.