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Senior Underwriter - P&C

Arch

Before you apply

Role details

The practical picture
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Eligible locations
United Kingdom

Work & location

Office locations
Bristol, United Kingdom, GB

Experience & eligibility

Education
Minimum Cert CII. Dip CII, or progress towards, is preferred
Experience
at least 3 years Commercial Underwriting experience

Inside the role

Seniority
Senior
Employer overview
With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals.
Hiring specifics2 details
Employer reference
14101
Occupation
Insurance Underwriting
Role signal brief

The role, at a glance

Extracted from the source posting · 95% confidence

The Senior Underwriter manages a regional P&C account, achieving GWP and profit objectives by writing renewals and mid-term adjustments. The candidate builds relationships with brokers and conducts case reviews to ensure compliance with company standards.

What you need

  • at least 3 years' experience in Commercial underwriting (or broking)
  • Proven broker account development and management
  • Effective selling skills
  • Risk perception/Risk selection skills

What you will own

  • Achieve Profitability, Growth and Expense targets by managing and operating to the Key Performance Indicators of the region.
  • Write renewals and mid-term adjustments of varying complexity up to authority and binder limits.
  • Enhance Arch’s standing and presence locally by establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region’s most important brokers
  • Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are followed
  • Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.
Core skills
Commercial UnderwritingRisk SelectionBroker Relationship ManagementNegotiationPricing of RiskInsurance Market Analysis
Internal freshness window ends Oct 22, 2026
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  • applicant_location_requirements “Job location: Bristol, United Kingdom”
  • education_requirements “Minimum Cert CII. Dip CII, or progress towards, is preferred”
  • employer_overview “With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential.”
  • experience_months “The job holder will have at least 3 years Commercial Underwriting experience, strong interpersonal skills and work in a structured, planned manner.”
  • identifier “14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd”
  • job_locations “Job location: Bristol, United Kingdom”
  • location “Job location: Bristol, United Kingdom”
  • must_have “at least 3 years' experience in Commercial underwriting (or broking)”
  • occupational_category “Senior Underwriter - P&C”
  • seniority “Senior Underwriter - P&C”
  • skills “Commercial underwriting, risk perception, pricing of risk, broker account management, negotiation”
  • summary “To achieve regional GWP, income and profit objectives through the delivery of an efficient service to brokers”
  • timezone_requirements “Bristol, United Kingdom”
  • workplace_type “Job location: Bristol, United Kingdom”
commercial underwritingrisk selectionbroker relationship managementnegotiation
Role brief

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

To achieve regional GWP, income and profit objectives through the delivery of an efficient service to brokers, supporting the management of the regional account in conjunction with the regional strategy, financial plan and personal objectives.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Achieve Profitability, Growth and Expense targets by managing and operating to the Key Performance Indicators of the region.

  • Write renewals and mid-term adjustments of varying complexity up to authority and binder limits. Authority level is reflective of knowledge, experience and qualifications.

  • Enhance Arch’s standing and presence locally by establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region’s most important brokers

  • Contribute towards business Income & Gross Written Premium (GWP) objectives whilst working towards the business’s annual Target Loss Ratios and rate targets.

  • Responsibility to ensure survey requests, survey overviews and policy documentation are processed, maintaining all relevant reporting tools.

  • Conduct regular case reviews to ensure that technical procedures and standards are followed, in accordance with the Company QA procedures.

  • Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team.

  • Maintain personal knowledge of relevant technical issues.

  • Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required.

Role Requirements & Skills

Skills / Competencies

  • Understanding your insurance market - at least 3 years' experience in Commercial underwriting (or broking)

  • Proven broker account development and management

  • Being able to negotiate flexibly and appropriately – manage a profitable portfolio

  • Renew and manage out individual cases and books of business.

  • Effective selling skills 

  • Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches

  • Risk perception/Risk selection skills

  • Pricing of risk accordingly

  • Successfully developing effective trading relationships

  • Consistently achieving goals and objectives

  • Trading successfully in the insurance marketplace

  • Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships

Qualifications

Minimum Cert CII. Dip CII, or progress towards, is preferred

Experience

The job holder will have at least 3 years Commercial Underwriting experience, strong interpersonal skills and work in a structured, planned manner.

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14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd