My Shortlist

Your shortlisted jobs will appear here. To view your shortlist: Login Or Register

Date Added: Sun 12/01/2025

Senior Underwriter

London, UK
Apply Now

Company: QBE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: Competitive salary

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee To underwrite business in accordance with the business plan and within delegated underwriting authority

Following internal mobility, we have a Senior P&I Underwriter role available within our British Marine offering. Joining a total team of 16, you will underwrite risks across our British Marine P&I portfolio and contribute towards our planned underwriting result, supporting the shaping of our strategy across a wide range of insurance risks within our diverse and growing book. This position offers an exciting opportunity to join an established global brand with a P&L based in London and offices in Miami, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Hong Kong.  With the opportunity for international travel, there are further possibilities for new hubs in the coming years.  Whilst based in London, we offer hybrid employment alongside an excellent range of work and lifestyle benefits.

Your Role:

  • Underwrite insurance risks in alignment with the Business Plan and personal authority to achieve business objectives
  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including customers, brokers, and colleagues, to maximize influence and support business goals
  • Develop strategic relationships in line with the Business Plan to facilitate the achievement of objectives
  • Ensure compliance with insurance strategy to mitigate risk and achieve business plan targets
  • Participate actively in shaping and developing strategy, knowledge, and best practices within the team.
  • Promote the department, division, and company brand positively to leverage brand equity effectively bit of an odd sentence!
  • Ensure adherence to all legal and regulatory requirements to meet obligations
  • Maintain underwriting standards, instructions, and best practices to minimise risk and enhance efficiency
  • Stay updated on market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to operate effectively
  • Motivate and develop the team by demonstrating good leadership behaviours and management best practice so as to support the achievement of business goals

About You:

  • British Marine product experience with good knowledge of the market
  • Technically proficient and comfortable with bespoke wordings
  • Commercial acumen to grasp key profit drivers and maximize long-term wealth for shareholders
  • Intermediate proficiency in relevant software, including Excel and other departmental tools
  • Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and interpersonal skills
  • Clear negotiating skills with an innovative approach to underwriting and program design

Why QBE? At My Best  

 At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.  

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.? 

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/). 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.  

Apply Now