Head of Technical Underwriting
Job in
Slough, Berkshire, SL1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-21
Listing for:
Edenbrook
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-21
Job specializations:
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Insurance
Underwriter, Insurance Risk / Loss Control, Insurance Analyst, Risk Manager/Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are working with a rapidly growing insurer seeking a Head of Technical Underwriting. This role will join our Commercial & Specialty team in a newly created role, reporting directly to the Chief Underwriting Officer.
Working alongside our three Portfolio Managers, you'll be responsible for driving technical underwriting excellence, strengthening governance and ensuring our products, wordings and underwriting standards continue to evolve with the market.
Key responsibilities- Provide technical oversight across Commercial & Specialty lines, with an overview of wordings and creation of new underwriting products.
- Act as the technical referral point for complex underwriting decisions.
- Support and challenge Portfolio Managers to maintain underwriting discipline.
- Develop and maintain underwriting standards, appetite and technical guidance.
- Review policy wordings, products and delegated underwriting arrangements.
- Ensure underwriting practices remain aligned with regulatory and market developments.
- Work across the business to improve governance, processes and underwriting quality.
- 10+ years' commercial underwriting experience.
- Previous experience in a Technical Underwriting Cross Class.
- Strong experience in wordings, pricing and underwriting framework.
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