Senior Underwriter & Team Leader

About the Role

A hybrid underwriting and leadership position for a Senior Underwriter ready to take on line management responsibility. The successful candidate will retain a substantial personal underwriting caseload, focused on the more complex risks within the book, while taking on day-to-day leadership of a small team of underwriters.

Responsibilities

Underwriting (70%)

• Underwrite complex, higher-value commercial risks across Package, Combined, RPO and CPO, with authority to £10k+ GWP
• Act as technical referral point for the team on complex cases
• Maintain underwriting quality and consistency across cross-class commercial business

Team Leadership (30%)

• Direct line management of 3–4 underwriters
• Day-to-day team management including workload allocation and prioritisation
• Regular 1-2-1s and ongoing performance management
• Coaching and mentoring to develop underwriting capability and technical knowledge across the team

Required Skills

• Proven senior underwriting experience across cross-class commercial lines, including Package, Combined, RPO and CPO
• Existing GWP authority of £10k+, or a clear track record supporting progression to this level
• Prior experience leading, coaching or mentoring underwriters, whether in a formal or informal capacity
• Comfortable operating in a dual-role capacity, balancing personal underwriting output with people management

If you have the relevant experience or know someone who does, please contact me now on 07889672926 or email us at emily@lawesgroup.co.uk.

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