Overview
As Head of Underwriting, you will lead the delivery of best-in-class underwriting and product solutions that enable excellent member and customer service while driving the company strategy and performance.
Reporting to the Director of Underwriting, you will be a senior leader within the Underwriting Management Team, accountable for achieving underwriting profit and growth targets, while overseeing the day-to-day performance, leadership, and development of the underwriting function.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping product strategy, enhancing underwriting capability, and ensuring regulatory compliance to support sustainable and profitable growth.
Responsibilities
* Owning and evolving the product suite, ensuring development, enhancement and lifecycle management.
* Maintaining contract certainty through robust, clear, and legally sound policy wordings and endorsements.
* Collaborating on reinsurance strategy to secure appropriate coverage and placements.
* Acting as a senior leader, driving strategic implementation and operational transformation.
* Expanding market share and exploring new growth opportunities in preferred sectors.
* Shaping and delivering pricing strategies in collaboration with the pricing team.
* Monitoring and analysing portfolio performance to identify trends and optimise results.
* Ensuring reinsurance adequacy and alignment with overall strategy.
* Enhancing the customer proposition by balancing underwriting rigour with sales effectiveness.
Your Background
Proven success in a senior commercial insurance role with strong underwriting results.
Recognised market credibility and influence within the Irish insurance sector.
Deep expertise in P&C products, pricing methodologies and risk selection.
Strong knowledge of reinsurance structures and strategies.
Commercial acumen with the ability to align underwriting to strategic goals.
Demonstrated ability to mentor, develop, and build technical capability within teams.
What you'll get
Opportunity to lead a critical function at senior leadership level.
Influence over strategy, innovation, and growth in a dynamic business.
Exposure to complex risks and diverse product portfolios.