Jensten Group
New Business Underwriter - Property Owners
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New Business Underwriter
Are you an experienced Property Underwriter looking to join a growing, forward-thinking MGA?
Jensten Underwriting is seeking a New Business Underwriter to join our Property Owners team reporting into the Huntingdon Office on a Hybrid working arrangement.
Supported by Angela Roper, this role offers the opportunity to underwrite a broad range of Property Owners, Household and Terrorism risks while building strong broker relationships and contributing to profitable business growth.
What you'll be doing
- Underwriting new Property Owners, Household and Terrorism business within delegated authority.
- Assessing, negotiating and pricing risks to achieve profitable growth.
- Building and developing strong relationships with brokers and Coversure Franchisees.
- Delivering a responsive, professional service while maximising new business conversion.
- Ensuring underwriting decisions meet FCA, Consumer Duty and company standards.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across Trading, Distribution, Operations and Product teams to deliver excellent customer outcomes.
What we're looking for
- Previous underwriting experience within Property insurance.
- Strong knowledge of Property Owners, Household or Commercial Property risks.
- Excellent risk assessment, negotiation and decision-making skills.
- A commercial mindset with a customer and broker-focused approach.
- Good understanding of FCA regulations and Consumer Duty.
- Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
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Rewards and Benefits
When you join us, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits which include:
- Competitive salary with an annual pay review, strong bonus scheme and car allowance
- Hybrid working with 3 days based in the office
- 27 days annual leave (includes a day off for your birthday and another for a religious holiday of your choice) + bank holidays
- Auto enrolment into our excellent pension scheme (5% employer matched contribution)
- Flex-benefits - A range of flexible benefits to choose from, that are most important to you
- Group Life Assurance cover
- 3 months Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave all fully paid
- Professional qualification study support relevant to your role and career
- Perks at work - amazing discounts on cinema tickets, meals out, luxury items etc.
- Holiday purchase scheme - up to 5 days annually
About Us
Jensten Underwriting launched in 2022, created by bringing together several high-quality underwriting businesses under a single brand, to create a dynamic and forward-thinking MGA. The business underwrites property, casualty, and motor classes, with over half of the UK broking market actively trading with Jensten Underwriting’s teams.
Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace — combining scale, deep technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.
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Jensten is entering an exciting new chapter, with the business evolving into two clearly defined trading divisions: Broking and Product & Distribution. The Broking division will bring together Regional Broking, Specialist Lines & London Markets, and also Network Broking- while Product & Distribution will unite Jensten’s market-leading Schemes & Affinity businesses with Jensten Underwriting. This will enable us to deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third-party broking partners.
Thanks to strong organic growth and a strategic acquisition programme, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing around £600 million GWP into the market. We employ over 1,000 colleagues across 50 locations across the UK and Ireland and support 93 entrepreneurial franchise holders nationwide.
Our purpose — “Protecting today, empowering tomorrow” — reflects the role we play for our clients, our communities and each other. Our people bring this to life every day through our values: Caring, Curious, Skilled and Bold.
We sit in a unique space between large consolidators and local brokers — big enough to offer capability and influence, yet agile enough to maintain the culture, autonomy and client focus of a truly independent business.
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