SME Commercial Underwriting Manager

Allen Insurance Insurance Recruitment; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance recruitment firm is seeking an experienced SME Commercial Underwriting Manager in Maidstone, Kent. The ideal candidate will lead underwriting teams and possess extensive commercial insurance knowledge coupled with excellent decision-making abilities. Strong interpersonal and organisational skills are essential for building successful long-term relationships and achieving financial results. Candidates must have experience in an Underwriting Management role dealing with SME risks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and motivating underwriting teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of Commercial Insurance product range.
• Pragmatic and confident decision making with strong numerical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts to achieve financial results.
• Build long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Make decisions on technical underwriting scenarios.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships to influence outcomes.

Skills

Leadership in underwriting

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong organisational skills

Analytical and numerical reasoning

Relationship management

Communication skills

Relationship management

Education

Degree level or equivalent qualification

Job description

About the job SME Commercial Underwriting Manager

Location Kent

We are recruiting for an experienced SME Underwriting Leader for our client in Kent.

What skills, experience & qualifications are required?

• Degree level or other equivalent qualification preferred
• Proven experience and ability to lead & motivate underwriting teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Pragmatic and confident decision maker with good analytical and numerical reasoning skills
• Proven track record of proactively managing accounts to achieve financial results
• Sound understanding of insurance market and processes across commercial lines insurance operations
• Experience of working in teams and successful record of delivering results
• Excellent relationship management skills and experience of building successful long term relationships both internal & external to influence
• Strong organisational skills and prioritisation
• Extensive knowledge of Commercial Insurance product range
• Strong long & short term planning & analytical skills with proven experience of both operational & strategic planning in previous roles
• Proven experience in decision making on a wide range of technical underwriting scenarios within a Commercial environment
• Strong level of technical underwriting expertise in a commercial insurance environment

Only candidates working in an Underwriting Management role dealing with SME risks will be considered for this role.