Barker Munro Recruitment
Senior Commercial Underwriter
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Senior Commercial Underwriter
Location: Manchester (Hybrid) | Salary:£65,000–DOE
A leading insurer, expanding its Manchester presence through Barker Munro Recruitment, is seeking a Senior Property & Casualty Underwriter to elevate its Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risk portfolio. This role will position you at the forefront of business growth, balancing new deal traction, strategic relationship management, and scalable underwriting excellence.
Key Responsibilities
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Underwriting Leadership for Growth
- Proactively assess and realise opportunities in Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate properties and casualty risks—critical for achieving the branch’s target premium growth.
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Strategic Risk Assessments & Negotiations
- Own and negotiate coverage terms, pricing, and risks profiles with Trading Underwriters, ensuring profitable placements aligned with insurer policies.
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New Business Pipeline Propeller
- Cultivate a high-quality pipeline of greenfield business opportunities, emerging from both direct channels and valued broker relationships.
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Large-Case Governance
- Lead the large-case process, from intake to approval, ensuring consistency, risk-mitigation standards, and referential support to the underwriting team.
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Broker Relationship Forgery
- Foster Strategic broker partnerships, proposing tailored solutions while putting forth a cohesive summary of distribution strategy and growth planning.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
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Core Underwriting Expertise:
- Proven track-record in underwriting commercial lines ( Property/Casualty or mixed portfolio experience) with a focus on executing Mid-Market segmentation.
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Commercial Acumen:
- Swift, data-driven decision making across complex risk scenarios—balancing speed-to-market and premium profitability.
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Collaborative Negotiation & Influence:
- Natural negotiation firts, adept in premium and clause strike-by-strike while securing buy-in from trading, management, and broker channels.
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- Risk & Analytical Mindset:
- Deep reliance on analytical tools, country/vertical market trends, and risk assessment frameworks to build intelligent placement strategies.
Modern Work Arrangement: Hybrid flexibility with a 3-day in-office commitment to the Manchester HQ, providing collaborative intensity paired with autonomous workflow balance.
Benefits & Emphasis: A thoughtfully curated selection of benefits await those who align with, and deliver on, this growth-driven opportunity—Career progression pathways included.
Ready to lead? Apply soon via Barker Munro Recruitment; your next Senior Commercial Underwriting career step is waiting. Link available in profile.
Note: See codes within job description for formal categorisation as “DOE” = ‘dollars on expectation’
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