Stride Resource Management
A leading UK insurer is looking to appoint an experienced Commercial Insurance Underwriter to join its growing regional underwriting team in the Bristol.
This is a highly visible, broker-facing role where you'll work closely with a network of established offices, supporting profitable growth, underwriting complex commercial risks and acting as a trusted technical expert across the region.
What You'll Be Doing
- Underwriting and negotiating larger, more complex commercial risks and portfolios
- Supporting regional growth plans through sound underwriting and risk selection
- Acting as a technical referral point for complex cases and underwriting queries
- Coaching and developing colleagues to improve underwriting capability and decision making
- Building strong relationships across underwriting, claims and distribution teams
- Analysing portfolio performance, identifying trends and driving profitable outcomes
What We're Looking For
- Strong commercial insurance underwriting experience with exposure to larger and more complex risks
- Proven ability to negotiate and trade effectively
- Technical underwriting expertise with a customer-focused approach
- Experience supporting, coaching or mentoring colleagues
- Progression towards, or attainment of, higher underwriting authority levels
- ACII qualified or working towards qualifications would be advantageous
What's on Offer?
- A high-profile role with significant autonomy and influence
- Exposure to complex commercial accounts and strategic portfolios
- Career progression within a highly respected insurer
- Strong support for professional development
- Competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package
If you're an experienced commercial insurance underwriter looking for a role that combines technical underwriting, relationship management and genuine influence, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.
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