Senior Underwriter & Team Leader

Lawes Consulting Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawes Consulting Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Underwriter who will retain a substantial personal book while taking day-to-day leadership of a small team of underwriters in Manchester. The role combines hands-on underwriting with people management and mentoring responsibilities.

The position covers complex, higher-value commercial risks across Package, Combined, RPO and CPO, with authority to £10k+ GWP.

Qualifications

• Proven senior underwriting experience across cross-class commercial lines.
• Experience leading and coaching underwriters.
• Ability to balance personal underwriting with team leadership.
• GWP authority of £10k+ or progression track record to this level.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite complex, higher-value commercial risks across Package, Combined, RPO and CPO.
• Direct line management of 3-4 underwriters.
• Day-to-day team management including workload allocation and prioritisation.
• Coaching and mentoring to develop underwriting capability and technical knowledge within the team.
• Maintain underwriting quality and consistency across cross-class commercial business.
• Act as technical referral point for the team on complex cases.

Skills

Senior underwriting experience

People management

Cross-class commercial lines

GWP authority 10k+

Job description

A hybrid underwriting and leadership position for a Senior Underwriter ready to take on line management responsibility. The successful candidate will retain a substantial personal underwriting caseload, focused on the more complex risks within the book, while taking on day-to-day leadership of a small team of underwriters.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite complex, higher-value commercial risks across Package, Combined, RPO and CPO, with authority to £10k+ GWP
• Act as technical referral point for the team on complex cases
• Maintain underwriting quality and consistency across cross-class commercial business
• Direct line management of 3-4 underwriters
• Day-to-day team management including workload allocation and prioritisation
• Regular 1-2-1s and ongoing performance management
• Coaching and mentoring to develop underwriting capability and technical knowledge across the team

Required Skills

• Proven senior underwriting experience across cross-class commercial lines, including Package, Combined, RPO and CPO
• Existing GWP authority of £10k+, or a clear track record supporting progression to this level
• Prior experience leading, coaching or mentoring underwriters, whether in a formal or informal capacity
• Comfortable operating in a dual-role capacity, balancing personal underwriting output with people management