Senior Underwriter Motor Fleet - South Region

Arch Capital Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company is looking for a Senior Underwriter for the Motor Fleet sector in Southampton. The successful candidate will manage broker accounts, enhance relationships, and ensure technical standards are met while developing their team. This role requires a deep understanding of the insurance market and a proven record in underwriting.

Qualifications

• Understanding of insurance market with at least 3 years' experience in underwriting.
• Proven experience in broker account management.
• Ability to negotiate flexibly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage Fleet renewals by producing terms and retaining business.
• Support underwriting staff development with technical guidance.
• Contribute technical knowledge and intelligence to the wider team.

Skills

Broker account development

Negotiation skills

Effective selling

Risk perception

Relationship building

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Senior Underwriter Motor Fleet - South Region, Southampton

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Client:

Arch Capital Group

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

4

Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

To achieve income and profit objectives by supporting the technical management of the Motor Fleet account and by delivering an efficient case underwriting service to brokers

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Deal with Fleet renewals by producing terms and retaining acceptable business. Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are always followed.
• Enhance Arch’s standing and presence locally by maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region’s most important brokers.
• Maintain personal knowledge of relevant technical issues.
• Support the personal development of the underwriting staff in the Branch by delivering technical guidance.
• Undertake referral cases above the authority levels of Underwriters, Assistant Underwriters & Technicians whilst adhering to individual authority level.
• Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.
• Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required.
• Understanding your insurance market - at least 3 years' experience in underwriting
• Proven broker account development and management
• Being able to negotiate flexibly and appropriately
• Effective selling skills
• Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches
• Pricing of risk accordingly
• Successfully developing effective trading relationships
• Consistently achieving goals and objectives
• Trading successfully in the insurance marketplace
• Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships
14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

To achieve income and profit objectives by supporting the technical management of the Motor Fleet account and by delivering an efficient case underwriting service to brokers

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Deal with Fleet renewals by producing terms and retaining acceptable business. Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are always followed.

Enhance Arch’s standing and presence locally by maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region’s most important brokers.

Maintain personal knowledge of relevant technical issues.

Support the personal development of the underwriting staff in the Branch by delivering technical guidance.

Undertake referral cases above the authority levels of Underwriters, Assistant Underwriters & Technicians whilst adhering to individual authority level.

Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.

Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required.

Skills / Competencies

Understanding your insurance market - at least 3 years' experience in underwriting

Proven broker account development and management

Being able to negotiate flexibly and appropriately

Effective selling skills

Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches

Risk Perception

Pricing of risk accordingly

Successfully developing effective trading relationships

Consistently achieving goals and objectives

Trading successfully in the insurance marketplace

Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships

14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd