Senior Underwriter

Job Title: Senior Underwriter

Location: Dublin City

Working Model: Hybrid

Abrivia are currently recruiting for a Senior Underwriter to join our client, a leading insurer based in Dublin City.

This role sits within the Property & Casualty team and will focus on developing new business across the middle-market segment. The successful candidate will manage opportunities from initial pipeline development through to quotation, negotiation and conversion, working closely with broker partners across Ireland.

Your Role:

• Underwrite and convert new Property & Casualty package business in line with agreed targets and underwriting guidelines
• Develop a strong pipeline of opportunities in partnership with brokers, producers and business development colleagues
• Assess risks, prepare quotations and negotiate terms with a clear commercial focus
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key broker partners across the Irish market
• Deliver a responsive underwriting service and maintain a high standard of communication throughout the new business process
• Work closely with sales, distribution, risk engineering, operations and other underwriting teams when developing opportunities
• Apply appropriate underwriting judgement and operate within agreed authority and technical standards
• Maintain accurate underwriting records and ensure relevant information is recorded correctly
• Contribute to peer review activity and support consistent underwriting standards across the team

Your Skills:

• Previous experience in Property & Casualty underwriting
• Proven experience developing and writing new business
• Strong technical understanding of Property & Casualty risks
• Commercial judgement with the confidence to negotiate and make underwriting decisions
• Strong broker relationship management and communication skills
• Ability to manage changing priorities and work effectively in a busy underwriting environment
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to a wider team
• Leaving Certificate or higher qualification, with a degree, ACII or progress towards a professional insurance qualification desirable but not essential
• Strong focus on service and providing timely responses to brokers

Should this position be of interest to you please call Tadhg at 01 9052560. Applications are in strict confidence.