Senior Casualty Underwriting Leader – Portfolio Strategy

Benefact Group plc; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Group Pension with up to 12% employer

Bonus scheme 7.5–30% on-target

28 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

Benefact Group plc in the UK invites a talented Casualty Underwriting Manager to lead our casualty and financial lines underwriting team. You will guide technical decisions, develop talent, and act as a senior referral point to shape portfolio execution.

You will work with senior leadership to translate portfolio priorities into actionable underwriting strategies while maintaining high underwriting quality and governance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Strong technical underwriting experience in casualty, financial lines or both.
• Experience of complex referrals and underwriting decisions.
• Experience of leading, coaching and developing underwriting professionals.
• Understanding portfolio management, governance and underwriting performance.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and contribute to projects.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting Leadership - Provide technical leadership across Casualty and Financial Lines portfolio.
• Portfolio Strategy & Performance - Translate strategy into underwriting actions across pricing, risk, appetite and mix.
• Underwriting Quality & Discipline - Maintain high standards of underwriting quality, pricing discipline and coverage intent.
• People Leadership & Capability - Lead, coach and develop Portfolio Underwriters and technical specialists.
• Priorities & Delivery - Set priorities and coordinate resources for portfolio needs.
• Products, Coverage & Wordings - Coordinate policy wordings and underwriting guidance.
• Third-Party & Capacity Relationships - Manage relationships with capacity providers and partners.

Skills

Casualty underwriting

Financial lines

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

ACII or equivalent

Tools

Underwriting technology

Data analysis tools

Job description

Benefact Group plc in the UK invites a talented Casualty Underwriting Manager to lead our casualty and financial lines underwriting team. You will guide technical decisions, develop talent, and act as a senior referral point to shape portfolio execution.

You will work with senior leadership to translate portfolio priorities into actionable underwriting strategies while maintaining high underwriting quality and governance across the portfolio.