Senior Underwriter – Marine & Energy Liability

Overview

In this role you will underwrite and grow a marine and energy liability portfolio, balancing profitability with strategic expansion beyond traditional upstream into power and utilities. You’ll contribute to a lead book, shape client solutions, and collaborate with a specialist claims function to deliver integrated risk management. The role blends portfolio analytics, market engagement, and governance within a high-trust, cross-functional team. This is an opportunity to influence underwriting standards and product development in a growing market segment.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive base salary
• performance-related discretionary bonus
• hybrid working (3 days in office)
• employee benefits page reference
• global insurer backing

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and manage a portfolio within appetite and authority to support profitable growth.
• Contribute to the lead book and set underwriting positions for market followers.
• Develop new business opportunities, clients, and products.
• Build strong broker/trading partner relationships and represent the syndicate at market meetings.
• Structure client-focused, profitable solutions and negotiate terms with confidence.
• Monitor portfolio performance, trends in pricing and claims, and contribute to reviews.
• Support account development amid energy market shifts, including power and utilities growth.
• Collaborate with marine and energy claims colleagues to integrate claims propositions.
• Analyze risks per guidelines to make sound, long-term decisions.
• Understand and negotiate wordings per corporate standards.
• Identify business opportunities and build robust business cases for each opportunity.
• Drive client experience through issue resolution, product design, and claims management.
• Act as a peer reviewer for risks and endorsements as required.
• Participate in underwriting meetings and maintain the risk entry system.
• Produce accurate class reports and monitor premium payments for unusual trends.
• Stay alert to developments affecting profitability and opportunities, reporting to leadership.
• Maintain underwriting documentation to high standards.
• Underwrite within authority, ensure governance and regulatory compliance.
• Represent the role in external activities and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to wordings and product development, and support less experienced colleagues.
• Act as a company ambassador, strengthening market reputation and client relationships.
• Adhere to Conduct Rules and Values of MS Amlin.

Key requirements

• Marine or energy liability underwriting experience in the London market.
• Experience of leading business or readiness to move into a lead role.
• Track record of writing new business and developing broker relationships.
• Sound technical judgment and ability to make quick decisions.
• Strong negotiating, networking, and relationship-building skills.
• Good understanding of relevant risk, regulatory, and legal requirements.
• ACII or similar qualification would be advantageous.

• Negotiation
• Relationship building
• Market engagement
• Underwriting in marine and energy liability
• Portfolio management
• Wording and product development

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