Senior Underwriter – Solicitor Professional Indemnity

QBE Insurance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday a year

Pension – employer contributions 10%

Private medical insurance

Short term remote work abroad

Job summary

QBE Insurance in London is seeking an experienced Senior Underwriter to lead Solicitor Professional Indemnity underwriting. You will manage complex PI risks, build strong broker relationships, and influence portfolio performance in a highly visible market-facing role.

The role focuses on solicitor PI with a hybrid London working arrangement, offering opportunities to shape underwriting strategy and contribute to profitable growth while advancing your market profile.

Qualifications

• Proven Solicitor PI underwriting experience gained within the London Market or commercial insurance sector.
• Clear technical knowledge of Professional Indemnity products, wordings, and market dynamics.
• Demonstrable experience underwriting complex risks and managing broker relationships.
• Commercially minded, with strong negotiation and decision‑making skills.
• Clear analytical skills, using data and insight to support underwriting decisions.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with a passion for developing both people and portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Solicitor Professional Indemnity risks in line with underwriting appetite, authority levels, and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key market stakeholders.
• Drive profitable new business growth while maintaining high retention of existing accounts.
• Assess complex risks, negotiate terms, and make sound underwriting decisions balancing risk and reward.
• Monitor and manage portfolio performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and growth.
• Contribute to underwriting strategy, product development, and portfolio reviews.
• Act as a technical referral point within the team, sharing expertise and market insight.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting standards, governance, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Coaching for success

Communication

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Influencing

Insurance Underwriting

Intentional collaboration

Managing performance

Navigating ambiguity

Policy Development

Portfolio Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Leadership

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

Senior Underwriter – Solicitor Professional Indemnity

Role Highlights

• London with hybrid working
• Highly visible market-facing role
• Happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Underwriter to join our Professional Indemnity team in London. The role will focus on our Solicitor PI vertical. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the profitable growth and development of a well-established PI portfolio, working with leading brokers and clients across the London Market. You’ll be responsible for underwriting complex Professional Indemnity risks, developing strong broker relationships, and contributing to underwriting strategy and portfolio performance. This is a highly visible market-facing role, offering the opportunity to shape underwriting outcomes, influence business growth, and further enhance your market profile. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role.QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch. We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

• Underwrite Solicitor Professional Indemnity risks in line with underwriting appetite, authority levels, and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key market stakeholders.
• Drive profitable new business growth while maintaining high retention of existing accounts.
• Assess complex risks, negotiate terms, and make sound underwriting decisions balancing risk and reward.
• Monitor and manage portfolio performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and growth.
• Contribute to underwriting strategy, product development, and portfolio reviews.
• Act as a technical referral point within the team, sharing expertise and market insight.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting standards, governance, and regulatory requirements.

About You

• Proven Solicitor PI underwriting experience gained within the London Market or commercial insurance sector.
• Clear technical knowledge of Professional Indemnity products, wordings, and market dynamics.
• Demonstrable experience underwriting complex risks and managing broker relationships.
• Commercially minded, with strong negotiation and decision‑making skills.
• Clear analytical skills, using data and insight to support underwriting decisions.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with a passion for developing both people and portfolios.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a yearwith theoptionto buy up to 2additionaldays.
• Pension –you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance– we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Short term remote work abroad-you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Awards & Recognition

• General Insurer of the Year 2026 at the British Insurance Awards
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.