Senior Underwriter

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting an experienced Senior Underwriter for a leading Global Insurer to drive new business in the upper SME and lower middle-market segment, focusing on underwriting and developing broker relationships across a national market.

The role requires strong Property & Casualty technical expertise, commercial judgement, and a proven track record in winning new business, together with the ability to build effective relationships with brokers and internal stakeholders to achieve

Qualifications

• Experience in Property & Casualty underwriting.
• Proven success in new business development, ideally within the upper SME or lower middle-market.
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge and commercial awareness.
• Results-oriented, self-motivated, and confident in making independent decisions.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong teamwork, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality underwriting service and timely responses.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite, quote, negotiate, and convert new Property & Casualty package business.
• Develop and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities through regular engagement with brokers and business development teams.
• Apply sound commercial judgement and effective trading skills to secure new business.
• Deliver responsive, high-quality underwriting service to broker partners.
• Collaborate with sales, distribution, risk engineering, operations, underwriting management, and other business lines.
• Maintain underwriting quality and integrity in line with technical guidelines, best practices, and peer review standards.
• Ensure accurate underwriting records and data.
• Build and maintain strong broker relationships while representing the business professionally.
• Comply with relevant regulatory requirements, internal policies, ethical standards, and service expectations.

Skills

P&C underwriting

Commercial judgement

Broker relationships

Underwriting discipline

New business development

Communication skills

Education

Degree or professional insurance qualification

Progress towards insurance qualification

Job description

Role Overview

Our client, a leading Global Insurer, are seeking to add an experienced Senior Underwriter to drive new business development within the upper SME and lower middle-market segment. The role focuses on underwriting and developing broker relationships across a national market, managing opportunities from initial pipeline development through quoting, negotiation, and conversion.

The ideal candidate combines strong Property & Casualty technical expertise with commercial judgement, underwriting discipline, and a proven track record in new business development. Building effective relationships with brokers and internal stakeholders will be key to achieving business targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Underwrite, quote, negotiate, and convert new Property & Casualty package business in line with business plans and targets.
• Develop and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities through regular engagement with brokers and business development teams.
• Apply sound commercial judgement and effective trading skills to secure new business.
• Deliver responsive, high-quality underwriting service to broker partners.
• Collaborate with sales, distribution, risk engineering, operations, underwriting management, and other business lines.
• Maintain underwriting quality and integrity in line with technical guidelines, best practices, and peer review standards.
• Ensure accurate underwriting records and data.
• Build and maintain strong broker relationships while representing the business professionally.
• Comply with relevant regulatory requirements, internal policies, ethical standards, and service expectations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Secondary education or equivalent; a degree, professional insurance qualification, or progress towards one is an advantage.
• Experience in Property & Casualty underwriting.
• Proven success in new business development, ideally within the upper SME or lower middle-market segment.
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge and commercial awareness.
• Results-oriented, self-motivated, and confident in making independent decisions.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong teamwork, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality underwriting service and timely responses.