Trading Underwriter

IDEX Consulting Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Autonomy over your own book

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

IDEX Consulting Ltd in the Midlands/North West seeks a Trading Underwriter to own a regional book, underwriting new business and renewals within authority while developing broker relationships across the North West.

You will have autonomy over appetite and pricing, with a clear path to grow your portfolio. The role offers genuine autonomy, flexible/hybrid working, and progression as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Proven underwriting experience in MGA/insurer or Lloyd's market environment.
• Existing network of broker relationships across the North West.
• Strong technical underwriting and pricing capability.
• Commercial mindset with a track record of growing profitable business.
• Confident communicator with relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business and renewals within authority, balancing growth with discipline.
• Build and maintain broker relationships across the Midlands and North West.
• Identify new opportunities and actively grow the regional portfolio.
• Provide brokers with a responsive, technically sound underwriting service.
• Collaborate with senior underwriting and pricing teams on referrals and appetite.
• Represent the business at broker meetings and trading visits.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Broker relationships

Pricing skills

Commercial awareness

Communication

Autonomy

Team player

Job description

Our client is a well-established and growing Managing General Agent (MGA), known for its entrepreneurial culture and strong track record of profitable underwriting. As part of continued expansion, they are looking to appoint a Trading Underwriter to lead and develop their presence across the North West.

The Role

This is a genuine opportunity to take ownership of a regional book of business, working closely with brokers to identify, price and win profitable new business while retaining and developing existing relationships. You will have real autonomy within your authority, direct input into appetite and pricing, and a clear path to grow your portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Underwrite new business and renewals within agreed authority levels, balancing growth with underwriting discipline
• Build and maintain strong relationships with broker partners across the Midlands
• Identify new business opportunities and actively grow the regional portfolio
• Provide brokers with a responsive, technically sound underwriting service
• Work closely with senior underwriting and pricing colleagues on referrals, terms and appetite
• Represent the business at broker meetings, events and on trading visits across the patch

About You

• Proven underwriting experience, ideally gained within an MGA, insurer or Lloyd's market environment
• Essential: an existing network of broker relationships across the North West – you'll be expected to trade on these from day one
• Strong technical underwriting and pricing skills
• Commercially minded, with a track record of growing profitable business
• Confident communicator, comfortable building relationships face-to-face and building trust with trading partners
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously while remaining a strong team player

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £80,000, dependent on experience
• Genuine autonomy and influence over your own book
• A business with an entrepreneurial, non-corporate culture
• Clear scope for career progression as the business continues to grow
• Flexible/hybrid working considered for the right candidate

Location: Midlands ( Home based contract)