Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location: Flexible across Europe Salary: Competitive + Bonus Type: Full-time, Permanent Company: Fast-growing MGA
Your new company
Are you a Financial Lines Underwriter with a sharp eye for complex risks and a passion for profitable growth? We are recruiting for a dynamic MGA based in the city that's expanding across Europe and looking for a strategic thinker to help shape its future. They are looking for a Senior Financial Lines Underwriter with proven experience of writing European business.
They are a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial MGA with a strong foothold in speciality lines and ambitious plans for European expansion. Their culture is collaborative, agile, and built around underwriting excellence. They empower their team to take ownership, innovate, and build lasting broker relationships.
Your new role
As our European Financial Lines Underwriter, you'll be instrumental in driving profitable growth across the region. You'll work closely with brokers, clients, and internal stakeholders to underwrite complex financial lines risks – from D&O and PI to cyber and transactional liability – while helping to expand our footprint and refine our proposition.
Your responsibilities will be to Underwrite complex and profitable financial line risks across European markets, develop and grow broker relationships to generate new business opportunities and collaborate with leadership to shape underwriting strategy and product development. You will analyse market trends and competitor activity to identify growth areas and ensure underwriting discipline and compliance with regulatory standards. You will also represent the MGA at industry events and broker meetings across Europe.
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will have proven experience underwriting financial lines risks in European markets, strong commercial acumen and a track record of growing profitable portfolios. The ideal candidate will have the ability to assess complex risks and craft tailored solutions as well as have excellent broker relationship management skills. You will have an entrepreneurial mindset with a drive to build and innovate.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a complete salary plus excellent pension and benefits. You will receive support from directors. You will also work within a like-minded team who offer full training and support.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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