Scheme Underwriting Manager

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A venture-backed startup in logistics insurance is seeking a Scheme Underwriting Manager based in Portsmouth. The role involves managing underwriting, pricing strategies, and compliance, with a self-driven approach essential. Ideal candidates will bring 5-10 years of underwriting experience, particularly in cargo insurance, and may enjoy the benefits of remote work with flexible office access.

Benefits

Stock options

Fully remote

Self-care Fridays (no internal meetings)

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in commercial underwriting, preferably in cargo or goods-in-transit insurance.
• Deep actuarial understanding and experience with pricing data.
• Experience in the Lloyd’s market is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage underwriting and pricing activity for low-severity, high-frequency products.
• Build pricing models based on live claims data and analyze trends.
• Interface with clients for pricing adjustments.

Skills

Communication

Risk Analysis

Pricing Strategy

Underwriting

Job description

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portsmouth, hampshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Our client is a venture-backed startup operating in the logistics insurance space. It combines automated insurance products with data insights and risk monitoring tools for enterprise clients.

The company are in the process of becoming a Lloyd’s of London Cover holder (MGA), with support from a well known reinsurance broker for insurance capacity.

This role will sit within the core insurance team and will contribute to risk management, pricing strategy, policy design, and claims oversight. The team operates fully remotely with optional access to shared office space in central London.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all underwriting and pricing activity across a low-severity, high-frequency product, including transactional insurance lines.
• Build and maintain pricing models based on live claims and risk data, ensuring responsive, performance-driven pricing.
• Analyse real-time portfolio data to identify claims trends and anticipate developments in claim frequency or behaviour.
• Take full ownership of the underwriting function, operating independently across risk analysis, model creation, and decision-making.
• Lead the development and refinement of underwriting policies, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and the company’s future Lloyd’s Coverholder status.
• Interface with enterprise clients to manage initial pricing and mid-term adjustments.
• Support operational oversight of claims, ensuring customer promises are delivered and claim outcomes align with expectations.
• Contribute to regulatory compliance specific to small schemes and MGA operations.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation to ensure audit-readiness and transparency.
• Collaborate closely with product and commercial teams to align insurance operations with broader business goals.

Candidate Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in commercial underwriting, with a strong preference for shippers' interest, cargo, or goods-in-transit insurance.
• Deep actuarial understanding and confidence working directly with pricing data.
• Familiarity with insurance compliance and MGA regulatory obligations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong communication skills, particularly when translating technical pricing or risk logic to internal or external stakeholders.
• Experience in the Lloyd’s market is preferred
• Candidates with prior experience at an MGA or with responsibility for a small scheme are strongly encouraged

Compensation and Benefits

• ? Stock options
• ? Fully remote (with optional office access in central London)
• ? Self-care Fridays (no internal meetings)