Job Title: Lead/Senior Underwriter - Professional Indemnity
Location: London
Position type: Full time, permanent
About The Job
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Lead/Senior Underwriter - Professional Indemnity to join our growing Casualty team. In this key leadership role, you will take ownership of the underwriting of the international professional indemnity portfolio which covers a wide range of sectors and territories.
As the lead/senior underwriter, you will guide and mentor the team and collaborate with brokers, clients, and internal teams to deliver high-quality insurance solutions.
About the Job:
- Lead and manage the underwriting of the international professional indemnity portfolio, ensuring accuracy, profitability, and adherence to company and regulatory standards.
- Proactively develop and pursue new business opportunities, products and clients.
- Provide strategic direction on underwriting practices and procedures to drive profitable growth.
- Work closely with brokers and clients to assess complex risks, offering expert advice and delivering customized insurance solutions.
- Monitor market trends and regulatory changes to maximise profitability and maintain competitive product offerings.
- Collaborate with the claims team to understand claims trends and work to reduce exposure.
- Report on team performance, underwriting results, and market conditions to senior management and Lloyd’s.
What you’ll need:
- Significant experience in professional indemnity, with a broad understanding across multiple sectors/professions - ideally with experience in a lead or senior underwriting position.
- Proven leadership ability with experience managing or mentoring a team.
- Strong negotiating, networking and relationship-building skills.
- Confident and comfortable presenting to small and large groups.
- Exceptional analytical and decision-making abilities.
- Relevant qualifications (e.g., ACII, or similar) preferred.
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Performance Related Discretionary Bonus
- Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy up to 5 days
- Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)
- Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added.
- Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits.
- Life Assurance: 5 x annualised base salary
- Enhanced Parental Leave (maternity and paternity): 6 months full pay, entitled from day 1.
- Continuous Learning Approach: Including study support with professional qualifications.
- Carers Leave: 5 days full pay.
- Employer Supported Volunteering: 3 days volunteering leave.
- Bank Holidays: To support the diverse backgrounds and beliefs of our team, we offer employees the flexibility to exchange bank holidays for alternative dates that better reflect their personal, cultural, or religious preferences.
- Annual health screening
- Give as you earn
- Cycle to work
- Season ticket loan
- Green car scheme
- Retail discount platform
About Ms Amlin
MS Amlin is a group of leading global (re)insurance companies, and we are part of the global top-10 non-life insurance group MS&AD. We operate through four legal entities operating in the Lloyd’s, Continental European, US and Bermudian global (re)insurance markets.
This role is in our Lloyd’s business
Our Lloyd’s business writes a diverse (re)insurance portfolio and specialises in providing insurance coverage to commercial businesses and offering reinsurance protection to other insurance companies around the world. We operate from our offices in the heart of London’s (re)insurance district and from our market hubs in Asia and the Middle East. We work in partnership with our brokers and clients to provide proactive risk solutions and support across a broad range of trades and industries. We operate through our Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001, and we can trace our roots in the insurance market, back over 100 years.
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