Invecta
Senior Underwriter - Financial Institutions
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
We have partnered with a long-established, profitable Financial Institutions platform in the London market that is looking to add an experienced underwriter into its talented FI team.
Key Focus
- Underwrite a sizeable Financial Institutions portfolio across both Company and Lloyd’s platforms
- Broad global territorial spread
- Mixture of Financial Institutions including banks, insurers, asset managers etc. with meaningful open-market exposure.
- Expected to contribute directly to both renewal retention and disciplined new business growth on a material, multi-tens-of-millions book.
Key Responsibilities
- Taking ownership of complex FI risks, applying strong technical underwriting judgement and trading skills
- Building and deepening senior broker relationships in the London FI market; representing the portfolio credibly at a senior level
- Helping to shape portfolio strategy (territory mix, line size deployment, product focus) in line with current market conditions and performance
- Acting as a senior referral point within the team
- Working closely with international colleagues in a matrixed environment to coordinate approach on shared or global accounts
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Skills & Experience Required
- Solid FI underwriting track record in the London market (Company and/or Lloyd’s); open-minded on specific FI sub-class
- Typically 5–10+ years’ relevant experience, comfortable handling a diverse, international FI portfolio
- Strong trading presence and credibility with brokers; able to originate, negotiate and close complex deals
- Balanced mindset: commercially astute but disciplined around portfolio quality, remedial action and performance
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
About The Market
- Platform with a long record of profitable FI underwriting and top-quartile performance over multiple years
- Lean specialist team where an additional experienced underwriter will have visible impact
- Broad, genuinely international remit and exposure to senior decision-makers
- Clear scope to influence how the book evolves over the next few years
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location