Senior Entertainment Underwriter

Reel Media Specialty International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Defined contribution pension

Job summary

Reel Media Specialty International is seeking an experienced Senior Entertainment Underwriter to join a small underwriting team, based in a hybrid role from our London office. You will underwrite and manage a portfolio of property and casualty risks within entertainment, driving profitable growth and broker relations.

The role focuses on technical underwriting excellence, portfolio development, and leadership of junior underwriters, while collaborating with the Regional Head of Underwriting and

Qualifications

• Significant experience underwriting commercial property and casualty risks.
• Proven ability to manage and grow profitable portfolios.
• Experience developing and maintaining broker relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and market stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with growth strategy.
• Coach and mentor junior underwriters to enhance capability across the team.
• Contribute to portfolio reviews and management reporting for senior leadership.

Skills

Underwriting

Broker relationships

Communication

Analytical

Leadership potential

Education

ACII / CII

Job description

At Reel Media Specialty International,we help protect the people and businesses behind the world's most exciting productions, events, and creative ventures. As a specialist entertainment insurance MGA, we provide tailored insurance solutions for film, television, advertising, live events, sports, motorsports, and other entertainment-related risks across the UK, Europe, and international markets. Reel Media Specialty International is a division of WWSR.

We are a specialist Managing General Agent (MGA) providing insurance solutions to the entertainment industry. Our expertise spans film and television productions, music and live events, sports and motorsport, venues, promoters and associated service providers.

We are a seeking an experienced Property & Casualty Underwriter to join our small underwriting team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a unique portfolio of entertainment risks while helping to shape the future growth of the business.

The Senior Entertainment Underwriter will be responsible for underwriting and managing a portfolio of commercial property and casualty business across the entertainment sector. The successful candidate will play a key role in creating, maintaining and developing broker relationships, driving profitable growth, and supporting the development of junior underwriting talent.

Working closely with the Regional Head of Underwriting and wider underwriting team, you will contribute to the strategic growth of the portfolio while ensuring underwriting discipline, technical excellence, and outstanding service delivery.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience underwriting commercial property and casualty risks and will be motivated by the opportunity to work within the dynamic entertainment industry, particularly motorsport and live events. Existing broker relationships and the ability to generate new business opportunities will be highly valued.

The Senior Entertainment Underwriter will work a hybrid schedule from our London office.

Business Development

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key market stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with the MGA's growth strategy.
• Leverage existing broker and client relationships to contribute to portfolio expansion.
• Represent the business at industry events, conferences, networking functions, and market meetings.
• Promote the MGA's specialist entertainment insurance proposition within the market.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical underwriting expertise and guidance to colleagues across the underwriting team.
• Support the continuous development of underwriting guidelines, products, and risk selection strategies.
• Assist with referrals, complex risks, and large account reviews.
• Contribute to portfolio reviews and management reporting for senior leadership.
• Coach, train and support junior underwriters and underwriting assistants to enhance underwriting capability across the team.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance underwriting culture.

Requirements:

• Significant experience underwriting commercial property and casualty risks.
• Ideally 5-10 years of experience in Underwriting
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge across property and liability classes.
• Proven ability to manage and grow profitable portfolios.
• Experience developing and maintaining broker relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical and risk assessment capabilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced underwriters.
• Exposure to entertainment, live events, or motorsport-related risks.
• Existing broker network and relationships relevant to the entertainment or specialist commercial insurance market.
• Knowledge of international or multinational insurance programmes.
• Professional insurance qualifications (ACII, Dip CII, or equivalent).
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong focus on profitable growth.
• Relationship-driven with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Technically strong with sound underwriting judgement.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented approach to underwriting challenges.
• Passion for delivering exceptional broker and client service.
• Interest in entertainment, live events, sports, and/or motorsport industries.
• Positive team player with leadership potential and a willingness to support colleagues.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to underwrite a unique and diverse portfolio across film, music, sports, live events, and motorsport.
• A collaborative and entrepreneurial MGA environment with significant growth ambitions.
• Exposure to high-profile and internationally recognised entertainment risks.
• Career development opportunities and support for professional qualifications.
• Competitive salary, performance-related bonus, and comprehensive benefits package.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced commercial P&C underwriter looking to combine strong technical underwriting expertise with the opportunity to build broker relationships, contribute to business growth, and develop specialist expertise within the entertainment insurance sector.

At Reel Medial Specialty International, we are a team of passionate insurance specialists who genuinely enjoy the industries we serve and the people we work with. Collaboration, expertise, curiosity, and a can-do attitude are at the heart of our culture.

If you're looking for a place where you can build expertise, make an impact, and be part of a growing business that's anything but ordinary, you'll feel right at home at Reel Media Specialty International.

What We Offer

We’re committed to supporting your development through a robust induction and professional training throughout your career with us.

We offer benefits that you’d expect to find at a market leading company including paid holiday, private healthcare and life insurance, and provide for your future with a defined contribution pension scheme.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We aim to hire the best and diverse people of any age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, medical condition, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Should you have a disability and you require any adjustments throughout the application, selection and onboarding process please [e-mail].