| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | London |
| Area | 173 |
| Sector | General InsuranceGeneral Insurance - Underwriting |
| Salary | £70k - 80k per year |
| Currency | gbp |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Mark Holloway |
| Job Ref | 85973 |
| Job Views | 2 |
- Description
A genuinely career-defining opportunity for an experienced Commercial or Schemes Underwriter who wants more influence, more flexibility and the chance to shape profitable growth, not simply maintain a book.
This is a senior, outward-facing role within a highly regarded commercial insurer's specialist schemes function.
As a Senior Schemes Underwriter, you will be:
- Helping grow and evolve a specialist Commercial Schemes portfolio
- Partnering with Sales colleagues and brokers to identify, assess and progress new scheme opportunities
- Supporting the successful onboarding and implementation of new schemes
- Using MI and portfolio performance data to spot improvement, growth and profitability opportunities
- Playing an active role in delivering the wider commercial business plan
- Coaching, supporting and sharing knowledge with underwriting colleagues
- Working across Underwriting, Sales and Operations to deliver excellent outcomes for brokers and customers
As a Senior Schemes Underwriter, you will have:
- Strong commercial underwriting experience is required, with involvement in schemes and affinities being a distinct advantage
- Strong broker relationship and stakeholder management skills
- A commercially astute mindset, with a clear understanding of profitable growth
- Confidence working with data, portfolio performance and management information
- The ability to balance multiple priorities without losing attention to detail
- A collaborative, improvement led approach
- Experience supporting or developing colleagues would be expected
As a Senior Schemes Underwriter, you will get:
- To work within a business that is agenuinely flexible, people first environment-ideal for an ambitious underwriter seeking senior exposure without sacrificing work-life balance.
- Salary commensurate with experience level.
- Predominantly remote working, with only occasional travel to London or Chelmsford
- Flexible hours and openness to different working patterns
- Performance related bonus and annual salary review
- 25-27 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with holiday buy/sell options
- Highly competitive pension contribution
- Private medical cover, Virtual GP access and wellbeing support
- Funded development, qualifications and long term career progression
- Electric car scheme, gym discounts, retail benefits and more
If you're ready to take a leading role in building and developing specialist schemes business within a progressive commercial insurer, get in touch confidentially.

