About The Role

We have a new opportunity available for a Senior Financial Lines Underwriter. This role will work within the National Underwriting Centre based in Manchester and requires 3 days a week for office attendance.

You will be responsible for managing an offline renewal portfolio which will include large, complex accounts for clients across the UK & Ireland. You will be expected to have strong technical experience in Financial Lines products including Directors & Officers (D&O), Pension Trustee Liability (PTL), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Crime and additionally Professional Indemnity (PI) or Cyber.

You will also play an important role in coaching and supporting colleagues, helping to develop capability across the team and it is expected that you have a well-established external network.

You will be required to uphold Chubb’s standards of underwriting integrity, service, and quality, whilst acting as a strong advocate for the Chubb brand.

Key Responsibilities

Managing and retaining a portfolio of larger, complex renewals in accordance with Chubb’s underwriting strategy and best practice standards.
Ensure underwriting decisions are made with integrity, maintaining high levels of service and quality.
Coaching and supporting colleagues within the team
Attend external meetings as required to develop and maintain close working relationships with brokers.
Build and maintain a strong external reputation, acting as an ambassador for the Chubb brand.
Foster and maintain relationships with key branch and product stakeholders to drive performance and encourage collaboration.
Seek out and secure cross-sell opportunities both within the Financial Lines suite of products but also in the wider P&C arena.
Behave in a manner consistent with Chubb’s core values, ethics, culture, and service standards, both internally and externally.
Minimum of 5 years’ underwriting experience in Financial Lines.
Strong technical experience of Financial Lines products (D&O, PTL, EPL, Crime, PI, Cyber). NB: experience in the core FL products is essential with PI or Cyber in addition as preferred but you will be expected to learn one of these lines if no prior experience.
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Commitment to a high level of underwriting service and speed of response.
Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments.
High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Strong advocate for the Chubb brand and values.
Committed to continuous professional development.
CII qualifications (desirable).

We offer in return!

Competitive salary & pension scheme, discretionary bonus scheme, 25 days annual leave plus ability to purchase 5 additional days, hybrid working options, Private Medical cover, Employee Share Purchase Plan, Life Assurance, Subsidised gym membership, Comprehensive Learning & development offerings, Employee Assistance program.

Integrity. client focus. respect. excellence. teamwork

Our core values dictate how we live and work. We’re an ethical and honest company that’s wholly committed to its clients. A business that’s engaged in mutual trust and respect for its employees and partners. A place where colleagues perform at the highest levels. And a working environment that’s collaborative and supportive.

Diversity & Inclusion. At Chubb, we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know.