Senior Warranty Underwriter

Fortis Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Specialty Underwriter to join their expanding team, focusing on the EU markets. Applicants must have over 5 years of experience in warranty and assistance underwriting and a strong broker network. The role provides flexibility to work remotely from the UK or Ireland and offers a competitive compensation package with bonus potential. This is a unique chance to shape the EU warranty and assistance portfolio within an entrepreneurial business environment.

Benefits

Full flexibility to work remotely

Competitive package with strong bonus potential

Collaborative team culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in warranty, assistance, or specialty underwriting.
• Solid technical understanding in underwriting profitable schemes.
• Strong broker and intermediary network management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow an EU-facing underwriting portfolio.
• Originate, structure, and underwrite new business lines.
• Build and maintain strong broker relationships across the UK and EU.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Business development

Relationship management

Technical underwriting skills

Job description

Senior Specialty Underwriter – Warranty & Assistance (EU Markets)

Remote within the EU or hybrid options depending on location

About the Role

We’re looking for a commercially minded underwriter with a flair for business development to help grow our EU warranty and assistance portfolio.

You’ll play a key role in shaping our strategy across multiple product lines — from warranty and embedded protection to home and roadside assistance — while developing new broker and distribution relationships across the UK and EU.

This is a rare opportunity to join an entrepreneurial, expanding business backed by a global insurance group. The role offers genuine autonomy, flexible working (remote from UK or Ireland), and the chance to make a measurable impact.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and grow an EU-facing underwriting portfolio across scalable, profitable segments.
• Originate, structure, and underwrite warranty and assistance business lines including:

• Phones, gadgets, and consumer electronics
• Electrical goods and small domestic appliances
• Scratch, dent & alloy cover
• Home and roadside assistance

Embedded and opt-in warranty solutions

• Build and maintain strong broker, MGA, and distribution relationships across the UK and EU.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on strategy, product development, and pricing.
• Leverage your existing network and expertise to drive premium growth and new opportunities.

About You

• 5+ years’ experience in warranty, assistance, or specialty underwriting, ideally within an MGA or carrier environment.
• Solid technical understanding with a proven ability to originate and underwrite profitable schemes.
• Strong broker and intermediary network, with experience managing and developing accounts.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing environment.
• Equally happy negotiating a deal, refining a product, or shaping a growth plan.

What’s on Offer

• A pivotal role in shaping and expanding our EU warranty & assistance footprint.
• Full flexibility — work remotely from anywhere in the UK or Ireland, with travel as needed.
• Competitive package with strong bonus potential.
• A collaborative, ambitious team culture where initiative is valued and rewarded.