Regional Underwriting Manager - Financial Lines

Regional Underwriting Manager - Financial Lines

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• Manage performance across a team of 7/8 Senior Underwriters/Underwriters through monthly one‐to‐ones, quarterly appraisals and ongoing coaching.
• Ensure all areas of underperformance are managed consistently with clear development plans structured in place following consultation with the EUZ UW Centre Manager & HR.
• Drive team disciplines, morale and consistent team collaboration through daily management of Service & Underwriting.
• Influence and drive activity to achieve agreed financial targets and proactively manage superior relationships with broker partners.
• Demonstrate an excellent level of competence in the use of management information systems to understand the data and analyse trends. Ensure consistent monthly reporting against all KPIs, together with activities to drive opportunity and address underperformance.
• Manage team performance incorporating monthly P&L & Service reporting to the EUZ Management Team.
• Drive forward quarterly Broker Management in line with the EUZ Broker Management Strategy with collaboration with the Sales Team & EUZ Management Team.
• Collaborate with the Technical AM & EUZ UW Centre Manager regarding referral coaching, training requirements/development.
• Be a technical underwriting referral point for Senior Underwriters, Underwriters, Underwriting Assistants and Claims.
• Ensure all team members seek to round out existing accounts and cross‑sell other classes of business and promote a sales culture within the team for all new business and renewal transactions.
• Serve as an integral part of the Audit team for PRS and work alongside other Account Managers & UKI & EUZ UW Managers in implementing the PRS Audit Plan.
• Drive the call coaching strategy on your team to develop soft skills, and ensure that all audit feedback is cascaded down and any trends are tracked and managed accordingly in line with UW Goals.
• Maintain a constructive and collaborative relationship with all aspects of PRS and seek new relationships/opportunities across all departments.

• Aptitude to work in a highly competitive market, be innovative in business production and retention; adapt to changing markets and internal requirements.
• As Team Manager, be collaborative, consultative, disciplined with high standards and ethics to drive a team to perform at a World Class Level; proactive, solution‑oriented, and a role model.
• Understand the financials and margins of the business and ways to influence these to achieve agreed targets.
• Build effective relationships with brokers and colleagues, providing service levels that exceed industry standards and demonstrating leadership across all functional areas.
• Excellent communicator with strong telephone technique and negotiation skills.
• Confident to present Masterpiece Signature, Masterpiece and Masterpiece Initial internally and externally; comfortable in a technical underwriting & management role while managing a team of underwriters.
• Excellent organisational skills and discipline; ensure direct reports strive to work to a consistent work ethic.
• Adopt management style where required to get the best out of individuals or situations. Demonstrate creative thinking and problem‑solving ability.

• Deep expertise of HNW Underwriting with both Motor & Household at a Senior Underwriting Level.
• Previous management experience desired but not required.
• Strong leadership skills with clear examples.
• Comfortable operating in a sales/target‑driven environment.
• ACII or working towards CIP exams.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Finance and Sales

Insurance