Senior Underwriter Portfolio Manager

Job Opportunity: Senior Underwriter (Portfolio Manager)
Location: London
Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 (dependent on experience)

My client is a fast-growing, dynamic Managing General Agent (MGA) backed by A-rated insurers and trusted by brokers across the UK. They specialise in building bespoke schemes and delivering non-standard, specialist, and niche insurance solutions. With a strong track record in portfolio underwriting and a wide appetite across property & casualty, they simplify complex insurance placements through data-driven insight and customer-first design.
As their portfolio continues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Underwriter to join our team – someone commercially astute, technically strong, and ready to take a step up into a portfolio management-focused role.
The Role
This is not your average underwriting job. Reporting into senior leadership, you’ll play a pivotal role in:

• Leading portfolio and scheme management initiatives across our product lines
• Liaising with insurer partners on capacity, performance, and governance
• Conducting scheme audits and ensuring compliance with delegated authority agreements
• Supporting the development and refinement of underwriting standards and frameworks
• Working closely with product development on the implementation of new schemes
• Handling referral cases and offering technical expertise to support junior underwriters
• Analysing MI to monitor performance and profitability across the portfolio

You'll also act as a key link between underwriting operations and strategic delivery – helping shape scheme creation and evolution.
Skills:
My client is open-minded and if you have the right experience, they want to meet you. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Solid commercial lines underwriting experience, including portfolio or scheme-based work
• Exposure to delegated authority arrangements and capacity management
• A blend of technical competence and commercial acumen
• Strong relationship-building skills – comfortable engaging with brokers and coverholders
• Experience with auditing, scheme governance, or performance analysis
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organisational abilities
• ACII qualification (or working towards it)
• An eye for continuous improvement and a common-sense approach

Why Join?

• Join a specialist MGA that’s growing fast – and where your voice will be heard
• Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team
• Take ownership of meaningful work, not just referrals and renewals
• Competitive salary + potential future management responsibilities
• Work in a culture that values innovation, pragmatism, and professionalism