Director – Commercial Lines Underwriting

Overview

As a Director in WTW’s UK Property & Casualty Consulting Practice, you lead large underwriting transformation programmes and advise senior executives on underwriting strategy and portfolio performance. You will shape client solutions by combining underwriting expertise with data and digital capabilities to drive profitable growth in a dynamic insurance market. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you influence strategy, develop thought leadership, and expand WTW’s market presence. This role offers high visibility, impact across clients, and opportunities to mentor talent and deliver transformative outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• private healthcare
• life insurance
• pension with matched contributions up to 10%
• hybrid working
• volunteer day

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale underwriting transformation and operating model programmes
• Advise C-suite and senior leaders on underwriting strategy and portfolio performance
• Drive data-driven underwriting and digital decision-making initiatives
• Develop client relationships, identify opportunities, and contribute to revenue growth
• Create and enhance underwriting consulting propositions, intellectual capital, and market insights
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated client solutions
• Coach and develop colleagues to build the next generation of consulting talent

Key requirements

• Significant commercial and/or specialty underwriting experience
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships
• Experience leading programmes with operational change, digital transformation, or technology implementation
• Understanding of emerging underwriting trends, data enrichment, and analytics in insurance
• Proven commercial mindset with experience in business development
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management

• collaboration
• stakeholder management
• communication
• data-driven underwriting
• digital decisioning
• operational transformation

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