Director of Underwriting
hace 4 días
City of London
Our client is a global insurance platform operating within the London Market, with a diversified, multi-line portfolio across specialty classes. The business combines underwriting expertise with a long-term partnership model, creating a dynamic environment where risk selection, portfolio performance, and capital discipline are central to success. The role This is a senior, non-production underwriting role focused on risk oversight, referral decision-making, and portfolio shaping across a broad specialty portfolio. Sitting close to senior leadership, the role plays a critical part in ensuring underwriting discipline, profitability, and capital efficiency, while working in partnership with an established delegated underwriting platform. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced underwriting professional to step into a role that is less about writing business and more about shaping and challenging risk at a portfolio level, influencing outcomes across multiple lines of business. Key accountabilities Provide independent oversight of underwriting activity across a multi-line portfolio Review and challenge referrals, shaping underwriting decisions on a case-by-case basis Ensure alignment with risk appetite, focusing on margin adequacy, volatility and capital efficiency Identify concentration risks, systemic exposures, and emerging trends across the portfolio Contribute to portfolio optimisation and underwriting strategy across classes and geographies Partner closely with senior stakeholders, including underwriting leadership, risk, and executive teams Act as a key interface with external underwriting partners, balancing collaboration with appropriate challenge Support business planning, reforecasting, and strategic decision-making processes Provide technical insight into product structures, wordings, and underwriting approaches Skills & experience Significant underwriting experience within the London Market or broader specialty insurance sector (typically 15+ years) Broad, multi-line exposure across specialty classes (e.g. property, marine, aviation, credit, or reinsurance) Strong technical underwriting capability with the ability to assess risk, pricing, and structure Experience operating at a portfolio or oversight level, including referral or underwriting governance processes Credibility to influence and challenge senior underwriters and stakeholders Strong understanding of market dynamics and underwriting cycles Ability to balance technical detail with commercial judgement Experience within reinsurance, underwriting audit, or portfolio oversight environments is advantageous Personal Attributes Gravitas and executive presence Highly credible and confident in technical discussions Constructively challenging, with strong influencing skills Commercially aware, with a pragmatic approach to decision-making Comfortable operating in a collaborative but complex stakeholder environment This role is particularly suited to individuals looking to move away from a purely production-focused position into a broader, more strategic role, where they can leverage their experience to influence underwriting outcomes at a portfolio level. TPBN1_UKTJ