Senior Professional Indemnity Underwriter

AXA UK plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Manchester seeks an experienced Senior PI Underwriter to join their Financial Lines team. This role involves underwriting professional indemnity business, coaching other underwriters, and maintaining strong broker relationships. Candidates should have a proven track record in the UK market and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonuses, and comprehensive employee benefits including private medical cover and generous leave options. Hybrid work arrangement available.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Buy/sell extra leave opportunities

Wellbeing services & resources

AXA employee discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in underwriting and growing UK Professional Indemnity business.
• Strong ability to build and maintain senior broker and customer relationships.
• Demonstrable industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Drive planned new business underwriting results through effective account management.
• Underwrite new professional indemnity business through the traded team.
• Coach and develop underwriters within the PI underwriting centre.
• Monitor accounts and analyze underwriting trends to maximize profitability.
• Influence underwriting philosophy and strategy by working with internal partners.

Skills

Underwriting

Relationship building

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Education

Professional qualifications such as ACII

Job description

Overview

Are you a skilled Professional Indemnity (PI) Underwriter looking to make a significant impact? Join our Financial Lines team as a Senior PI Underwriter and drive profitable growth by expertly underwriting risks, maximizing income and cultivating strong relationships with brokers. You'll play a key role in promoting and implementing AXA's strategy, products, and unique differentiators to unlock new business and renewal opportunities within the Manchester market. We value delivering exceptional customer service to our brokers, policyholders, and colleagues, and are seeking a dedicated professional to help us achieve these goals. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future.

Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of planned new business underwriting results through effective account management, focusing on revenue and product growth.
• Underwrite new professional indemnity business through the traded team, ensuring alignment with company strategies.
• Coach and develop underwriters within the PI underwriting centre, enhancing team capability and acting as a referral point when needed.
• Support financial planning, monitor accounts, and analyse underwriting trends to identify opportunities for maximising income and profitability.
• Foster and influence underwriting philosophy and strategy by working closely with key internal partners to achieve financial objectives and support key customer relationships for profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in underwriting and growing UK Professional Indemnity business.
• Strong ability to build and maintain senior broker and customer relationships, securing and retaining key accounts.
• Demonstrable industry knowledge.
• Professional qualifications such as ACII or equivalent are preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the personal impact and influence to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Strong negotiation, persuasion, risk assessment, and insight development skills to support strategic decision-making.

EEO & Disability Statement

We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we take pride in treating our employees and potential hires with respect and without discrimination based on any Protected Characteristics.

AXA UK are recognised as a Disability Confident Leader. We actively encourage applications from people who face barriers in the workplace due to a disability or long-term health condition. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer of Interview' scheme. This means a fair and proportionate number of candidates with long-term health conditions or disabilities who meet the essential criteria of a job, will be offered an interview.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts