Commercial Property & Real Estate Manager (Midlands & South)

Overview

As Property and Real Estate Manager in the Midlands and South, you will lead a underwriting team to grow Chubb’s Real Estate portfolio. You’ll combine underwriting expertise with people leadership, client management, and commercial decision-making to deliver profitable, sustainable growth. You will ensure high-quality broker and client service while aligning with company standards and cross-functional execution. This role offers visibility within a global insurer and a chance to shape real estate risk strategy and client solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and pension
• discretionary bonus
• hybrid working
• Private Medical cover
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Life Assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop an underwriting team for strong performance and growth
• Oversee underwriting of new business and renewals in line with guidelines and appetite
• Manage underwriting for Property and Liability risks for Real Estate clients, including complex accounts
• Maintain key client and broker relationships with proactive engagement and service
• Support Real Estate financial planning, forecasting and performance tracking
• Collaborate with claims, risk engineering, global services and other underwriting teams for integrated client solutions
• Ensure compliance with policy docs, contract certainty, peer review, audits and regulatory requirements
• Promote best practice and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Represent Chubb at broker and client meetings and internal discussions
• Contribute to strategic growth plans and cross-selling opportunities across products

Key requirements

• Significant Property and Liability underwriting experience, ideally within Real Estate
• Strong leadership experience with ability to coach and develop a team
• Proven ability to manage and influence stakeholders internally and externally
• Commercially minded with decision-making capability and initiative
• Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Desire to develop both technical and broader business skills
• Multinational experience beneficial but not essential
• Excellent knowledge of the Real Estate insurance market and competitor landscape

• leadership
• communication
• influencing
• Property and Liability underwriting
• Real Estate insurance knowledge
• portfolio forecasting and performance tracking

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