Underwriting Manager

QBE Insurance; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Life Leave

Wellbeing coaching

Job summary

QBE Insurance in Amsterdam seeks an Underwriting Manager to lead Dutch underwriting strategy, drive portfolio performance, and align with product and distribution teams. This senior role is part of the Dutch Management Team and reports to the Country General Manager with matrix to UW leadership.

You will partner with Product and European leadership to deliver plans, provide portfolio insights, and ensure data integrity. Strong leadership and multi-line underwriting experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Commercially driven with a strong focus on market dynamics and supporting sales and product development.
• High attention to data integrity, ensuring accuracy and reliability of underwriting and portfolio data.
• Analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into business decisions.
• Strategic mindset, capable of defining and executing underwriting and portfolio strategies.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop high-performing teams.
• Proven experience in Underwriting and portfolio management across multiple lines of business.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute country underwriting strategies aligned with business objectives, product strategy, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Product and European leadership to deliver the business plan and support strategic decision-making.
• Provide portfolio insights and ensure alignment across underwriting, pricing, and product development.
• Oversee portfolio performance with strong monitoring, reporting, and profitability optimization.
• Ensure underwriting discipline, risk control and compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• Drive data integrity, portfolio reviews, and continuous improvement through innovation and automation.
• Build relationships with brokers, clients, and stakeholders to support growth.
• Collaborate with Distribution and Product teams to align underwriting with market needs.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing underwriting team; foster a collaborative culture.
• Set objectives, drive engagement and support professional growth.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Coaching

Critical thinking

Customer service

Influencing

Underwriting

Collaboration

Performance management

Ambiguity

Negotiation

Portfolio management

Process improvements

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Strategic management

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

Underwriting Manager - Netherlands

Role Highlights

• Critical leadership role responsible for managing the Dutch underwriting strategy, overseeing the portfolio performance, and ensuring alignment with the company’s overall product and segment strategy.
• Amsterdam based role with hybrid working possibilities

The Opportunity

This role requires strong leadership in team management, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and strategic mindset to ensure underwriting decisions align with overall QBE strategy. The underwriting manager works closely with the Product team and Distribution teams to drive business performance while ensuring continuous development of the underwriting teams and is part of the Dutch Management Team to support day to day decision making.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

QBE Europe SA/NV is headquartered in Brussel and while we are international in our outlook, we are also proudly local in our operations with our Dutch office in Amsterdam, which we started 3,5 years ago. We have been growing rapidly since and have significant ambitions for the coming years. To support the rapid profitable growth within the Amsterdam office, we are looking for a Dutch speaking Country Underwriting Manager.

Reporting to the Country General Manager with a matrix to Director of UW and Portfolio Management Europe, you will work closely with the Product team and Distribution teams to drive business performance while ensuring continuous development of the underwriting teams.

Your New Role

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Define and execute country underwriting strategies aligned with business objectives, product strategy, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with Product and European leadership to deliver the business plan and support strategic decision-making
• Provide portfolio insights and ensure alignment across underwriting, pricing, and product development

Portfolio & Underwriting Management

• Oversee portfolio performance, ensuring strong monitoring, reporting, and profitability optimisation
• Ensure underwriting discipline, risk control, and compliance with internal and regulatory standards
• Drive data integrity, portfolio reviews, and continuous improvement through innovation and automation

Customer & Market Engagement

• Build strong relationships with brokers, clients, and key stakeholders to support business growth
• Collaborate with Distribution and Product teams to align underwriting practices with market needs
• Integrate market feedback into underwriting and product strategies

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing underwriting team
• Foster a collaborative, performance-driven culture aligned with business goals
• Set clear objectives, drive engagement, and support professional growth

About You

• Commercially driven, with a strong focus on market dynamics and supporting sales and product development
• High attention to data integrity, ensuring accuracy and reliability of underwriting and portfolio data to support informed decision-making
• Analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into business decisions
• Strategic mindset, with the ability to define and execute underwriting and portfolio strategies
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to effectively manage and develop high-performing teams
• Proven experience in Underwriting (ideally in multiple lines of business) and portfolio management

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Reinsurer of the Year at the Insurance Post British Insurance Awards for QBE Re
• 2025 Winner of Best Product Cyber, Best Risk Management service – Risk Solutions – Best company to work for at the Insurance Connect Italian Awards
• 2025 Winner of Italy Insurance Communication Grand Prix 2025 (special Jury Mention in the Company Literature category for QBE Resilience Series)
• 2025 Winner of ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the Insurance Post British Insurance Awards
• 2025 Winner of Insurance Personality of the Year at the Insurance Post British Insurance Awards for Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• 2024 Winner of Cyber Insurance of the Year at Swedish Brokers Association (SFM) for QBE Nordics

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.