Underwriter - Financial Lines

Job Description We have a new opportunity available a Financial Lines Underwriter. This role will work within the National Underwriting Centre based in Manchester. You will be responsible for managing a renewal portfolio of business for clients across the UK & Ireland specialising in Financial Lines products including Directors & Officers (D&O), Pension Trustee Liability (PTL), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Crime, Professional Indemnity (PI), and Cyber. You will be expected to have technical experience in Financial Lines and uphold Chubb’s standards of underwriting integrity, service, and quality, whilst acting as a strong advocate for the Chubb brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a personal renewal portfolio 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ underwriting experience in Financial Lines, ideally 3 years.
• Sound understanding of Financial Lines products (D&O, PTL, EPL, Crime, PI, Cyber). NB: experience in each individual product line is preferred but not essential.
• 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.

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.

About Us Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.