Senior Underwriter - Property Owners

Tasker & Partners; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme with employer match

Life Assurance

Professional qualification study/tuion

Discounts on services/products

Birthday/holiday flexibility

Job summary

Jensten Underwriting is seeking a Senior Property Underwriter to join our team in Huntingdon on a Hybrid basis. You will underwrite complex Property risks across Owners, Household and related products, balance profitability with broker service, and mentor colleagues.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, governance and FCA compliance, with a collaborative culture and opportunities to shape underwriting strategy and appetite within delegated authority.

Qualifications

• Significant Property underwriting experience within the commercial insurance market.
• Strong technical knowledge of Property Owners, Household and related Property products.
• Excellent underwriting judgement, negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading underwriting colleagues.
• A commercial mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional broker service.
• Good understanding of FCA regulations and Consumer Duty.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting new business, renewals and mid-term adjustments within delegated authority.
• Assessing and negotiating complex Property risks to deliver profitable outcomes.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers, insurer partners and stakeholders.
• Acting as a senior technical referral point for the underwriting team.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing Underwriters and Assistant Underwriters.
• Supporting underwriting quality, governance and FCA compliance.
• Contributing technical insight to underwriting appetite, trading initiatives and continuous improvement.

Skills

Property underwriting

Commercial insurance knowledge

Job description

Jensten Underwriting is looking for an experienced Senior Property Underwriter to join our growing team in Huntingdon offered on a Hybrid working arrangement

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong underwriter who enjoys building broker relationships, mentoring colleagues and delivering profitable trading results.

Working across Property Owners, Household and Terrorism products, you'll play a key role in underwriting complex risks, supporting profitable growth and helping to develop the next generation of underwriters. You'll also act as a senior referral point within the team, providing technical guidance, coaching and leadership while maintaining the highest underwriting standards.

What you will be doing

• Underwriting new business, renewals and mid-term adjustments within delegated authority.

• Assessing and negotiating complex Property risks to deliver profitable outcomes.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers, insurer partners and stakeholders.

• Acting as a senior technical referral point for the underwriting team.

• Coaching, mentoring and developing Underwriters and Assistant Underwriters.

• Supporting underwriting quality, governance and FCA compliance.

• Contributing technical insight to underwriting appetite, trading initiatives and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

• Significant Property underwriting experience within the commercial insurance market.

• Strong technical knowledge of Property Owners, Household and related Property products.

• Excellent underwriting judgement, negotiation and decision-making skills.

• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading underwriting colleagues.

• A commercial mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional broker service.

• Good understanding of FCA regulations and Consumer Duty.

Rewards and Benefits

When you join us,you can expecta supportive cultureandanattractive range ofrewards and benefitswhich include:

• Competitive salary with an annual pay review, strong bonus scheme and car allowance
• Hybrid working with 3 days based in the office
• 27 days annual leave (includes a day off for your birthday and another for a religious holiday of your choice) + bank holidays
• Auto enrolment into our excellent pension scheme (5% employer matched contribution)
• Flex-benefits- A range of flexible benefits to choose from, that are most important to you
• Group Life Assurance cover
• 3 months Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave all fully paid
• Professional qualification study support relevant to your role and career
• Perks at work- amazing discounts on cinema tickets, meals out, luxury items etc.
• Holiday purchase scheme- up to 5 days annually

About Us:

Jensten Underwriting launched in 2022, created by bringing together several high-quality underwriting businesses under a single brand, to create a dynamic and forward-thinking MGA. The business underwrites property, casualty, and motor classes, with over half of the UK broking market actively trading with Jensten Underwriting’s teams.

Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace — combining scale, deep technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.

Jensten is entering an exciting new chapter, with the business evolving into two clearly defined trading divisions: Broking and Product & Distribution. The Broking division will bring together Regional Broking, Specialist Lines & London Markets, and also Network Broking- while Product & Distribution will unite Jensten’s market-leading Schemes & Affinity businesses with Jensten Underwriting. This will enable us to deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third‑party broking partners.

Thanks to strong organic growth and a strategic acquisition programme, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing around £600 million GWP into the market. We employ over1,000 colleagues across 50 locations across the UK and Ireland and support 93 entrepreneurial franchise holders nationwide.

Our purpose — “Protecting today, empowering tomorrow” — reflects the role we play for our clients, our communities and each other. Our people bring this to life every day through our values: Caring, Curious, Skilled and Bold.

We sit in a unique space between large consolidators and local brokers — big enough to offer capability and influence, yet agile enough to maintain the culture, autonomy and client focus of a truly independent business.

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