Underwriting Performance Manager

We are partnering with a leading Lloyd’s Insurer in the search for an experienced Underwriting Performance Manager to join a high-performing underwriting management and portfolio function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the performance analysis of a portfolio of MGA and delegated authority arrangements across multiple lines of business
• Deliver meaningful underwriting analytics and portfolio insight to support underwriting strategy, profitability, and capacity deployment decisions
• Analyse portfolio performance trends, loss ratios, exposure management, rate adequacy, and underwriting quality metrics, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement
• Produce and enhance underwriting performance MI, dashboards, and executive-level reporting for senior stakeholders and underwriting committees
• Partner closely with underwriting teams to challenge portfolio performance, monitor underwriting discipline, and support remedial action planning where required
• Support the ongoing oversight of delegated authority performance, including bordereaux management, data quality, KPI monitoring, and governance controls
• Work collaboratively with actuarial, finance, claims, exposure management, compliance, and operations teams to ensure a holistic view of portfolio performance
• Develop and refine underwriting KPIs, portfolio benchmarking methodologies, and performance standards across the business
• Support capacity planning, business planning, and portfolio optimisation initiatives through robust analytical insight and strategic recommendations
• Identify opportunities for process automation, reporting enhancement, and improved data utilisation through tools such as Power BI and advanced analytics platforms
• Assist in the development and mentoring of junior analysts and underwriting performance team members where appropriate
• Support senior underwriting leadership in delivering strategic underwriting and delegated authority objectives across the wider business

Skills & Experience Required

• 7–8 years’ experience within the Lloyd’s and London Market insurance sector
• Strong experience within underwriting performance, underwriting analytic sand portfolio management, or underwriting management functions
• Strong understanding of underwriting performance metrics, portfolio analytics, loss drivers, and underwriting governance frameworks
• Excellent knowledge of Lloyd’s market processes, delegated authority controls, and regulatory expectations
• Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insight and strategic recommendations
• Advanced MI and reporting capability, including strong Excel skills and experience with Power BI or similar visualisation tools

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