Casualty Underwriting Lead

IDEX Consulting; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six-figure base salary

Performance-related bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid/flexible working across Nordic

Platform to build regional function

Job summary

IDEX Consulting is seeking an experienced P&C Underwriting Lead to head the Nordic underwriting strategy and delivery. This senior role involves owning delegated authority, driving profitability, and shaping the business across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

You will lead a growing team of underwriters, build key broker and carrier relationships, and partner with actuarial, claims and compliance teams to manage risk and growth.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Property & Casualty underwriting.
• Leadership experience with P&L ownership.
• Deep knowledge of the Nordic insurance market.
• Fluency in English; Scandinavian language skills are advantageous.
• Professional qualifications (ACII/CPCU) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own P&C underwriting strategy and P&L for the Scandinavian book, operating within delegated underwriting authority.
• Set risk appetite, pricing discipline, and underwriting guidelines in line with capacity provider agreements.
• Lead, mentor and grow a team of underwriters across multiple Nordic locations.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with brokers, capacity providers, and corporate clients.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive profitable portfolio growth.
• Manage and report performance to capacity providers, ensuring binder terms and authority limits are upheld.
• Partner with actuarial, claims and compliance teams to manage exposure and regulatory requirements.
• Represent the business at market events and industry forums across the region.
• Report portfolio performance and market trends to senior leadership and capacity partners.

Skills

P&C underwriting

Leadership

Underwriting strategy

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

ACII/CPCU or equivalent

Job description

The Opportunity

We’re partnering with a fast-growing Managing General Agent (MGA) to appoint a Property & Casualty Underwriting Lead to head up underwriting strategy and delivery across the Nordic region. This is a senior, high-visibility role for an experienced P&C underwriter ready to take ownership of a portfolio, build out a team, and shape the direction of the business across Scandinavia.

You’ll sit at the intersection of technical underwriting excellence and commercial leadership - owning delegated authority and risk appetite, driving profitable growth, and acting as the face of the business with brokers, capacity providers, and clients across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Owning the P&C underwriting strategy and P&L for the Scandinavian book, operating within delegated underwriting authority


• Setting and maintaining risk appetite, pricing discipline, and underwriting guidelines in line with capacity provider agreements


• Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of underwriters across multiple Nordic locations


• Building and maintaining senior relationships with brokers, capacity/carrier partners, and key corporate clients


• Identifying new business opportunities and product lines, and driving profitable portfolio growth


• Managing and reporting performance to capacity providers, ensuring binder terms and authority limits are upheld


• Partnering closely with actuarial, claims, and compliance teams to manage exposure, volatility, and regulatory requirements


• Representing the business at market events and industry forums across the region


• Reporting on portfolio performance, market trends, and competitor positioning to senior leadership and capacity partners

What We’re Looking For

• Proven track record in Property & Casualty underwriting, with strong technical expertise across commercial lines


• Prior experience in a leadership or lead underwriter capacity, ideally with P&L ownership; MGA or delegated authority experience strongly preferred


• Deep knowledge of the Nordic/Scandinavian insurance market - regulatory landscape, broker relationships, and competitive dynamics


• Understanding of capacity/carrier relationship management and binder/delegated authority arrangements


• Fluency in English; fluency or strong working proficiency in a Scandinavian language (Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish) is highly advantageous


• Strong commercial acumen balanced with rigorous technical underwriting judgment


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable operating at board, capacity partner, and broker level


• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. ACII, CPCU, or equivalent) preferred

What’s On Offer

• Six-figure base salary, commensurate with experience


• Performance-related bonus


• Comprehensive benefits package (pension, healthcare, relocation support where applicable)


• Hybrid/flexible working across Nordic hub locations


• A genuine platform to build and lead a growing regional function within an ambitious, entrepreneurial MGA

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission

At IDEX, we strive for an inclusion-first company culture where everyone is treated fairly and can bring their authentic selves to work. We recognise and acknowledge that diverse representation at every level of our business requires continuous and measurable effort. We are committed to driving conscious inclusion across our business and creating equitable pathways.