Private Clients Underwriting Manager – Hybrid in London City – ARD1059695
We’re on the hunt for an experienced Private Clients Underwriting Manager to join Hoxton Insurance Services and play a key role in shaping the future of our MGA. Reporting to our Head of Property, you will focus on enhancing our underwriting capability, driving revenue opportunities and ensuring long-term partnerships with our insurer partners. You will work closely with our Head of Property Underwriting, Technical and Operational Underwriting teams to support on projects which drive additional revenue opportunities for the business.
Hoxton insurance Services is part of Geo Underwriting Services Limited. As the UK Commercial MGA for Ardonagh Advisory and a Gold rated Investor in Customer insurance business, Geo specialise in Agriculture, Construction, Property, Liability, Marine and Protection lines, and is home to top brands such as Thames Underwriting, Rural and Bravo Networks Underwriting. We continue to see successful growth both organically and through considered acquisition.
What will you do here as a Private Clients Underwriting Manager ?
This is an overview and not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Collaborating with your Line Manager, you will develop your own objectives but focus on all of the following and more:
1. Lead technical property underwriting to facilitate delivery of our underwriting strategy
2. Assist the Head of Property Underwriting with capacity management, including performance monitoring, MI analysis, underwriting reviews and underwriting footprint improvement.
3. Support the business strategy by recommending capacity and product adjustments for growth and efficiency.
4. Produce and report MI to guide management decisions.
5. Engage strategically with brokers to drive new initiatives and align with underwriting goals.
6. Analyse claims data to refine underwriting, and update policy wordings.
7. Contribute to capacity and product strategies, recommending changes where needed.
8. Collaborate with our Product and Governance Team to ensure compliance with the FCA Fair Values reporting, and product review process.
Who we are looking for to be our next Private Clients Underwriting Manager?
9. Core Pricing/Underwriting background.
10. Experience of project implementation.
11. A proven track record of collaborating with Insurer Partners.
12. Experience in people management including motivation, coaching, development and performance management.
13. Results driven, with a strong commercial acumen in a fast-paced environment.
14. With the support of your colleagues, an ability to translate underwriting experience into digital models to facilitate automation of underwriting process
15. Confidence to be the gatekeeper of underwriting profit while finding ways to facilitate top line growth.
In return you will be welcomed and supported by Geo Underwriting, part of our Ardonagh family and be joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:
16. Holiday entitlement of up to 28 days plus bank holidays.
17. Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family.
18. Gain professional CII or ACII qualifications to enhance your knowledge and career prospects.
19. Pension scheme for when you feel it’s time to retire.
20. 24-hour support for you and your families physical and mental wellbeing.
21. Corporate perks such as discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets, shopping, Eyecare vouchers, cycle to work and much more.
22. 1 days paid volunteering day to give back to our communities.
23. Ardonagh Community Trust (ACT) - Raising funds for charity with donation matching in your local community.
24. The Spotlight Awards, where we shine a light on the brightest talent across our group.