Country Underwriting Manager – European Insurance
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Role Highlights
- London with hybrid working
- Shape underwriting strategy and drive portfolio performance.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Country Underwriting Manager to join our team in a key leadership role, shaping underwriting strategy and driving portfolio performance. This is an opportunity to influence the direction of our business, ensuring alignment with QBE’s overall product and segment strategy while delivering sustainable growth.
Working closely with Product and Distribution teams, you’ll play a central role in driving business performance and leading high‑performing underwriting teams. With a strong focus on collaboration, leadership, and strategic decision-making, you’ll support the continued development of our people while ensuring underwriting practices are consistent, effective, and aligned with our broader objectives.
In addition to managing the P&L for the country, this role will also help and enable us to develop expertise and be our single point of contact for all DUAs and facilities in Europe.
Your new role
Strategy & Planning
- Develop and deliver country underwriting strategies aligned to business objectives, product strategy, and regulatory requirements
- Partner with Product and European leadership to shape and execute the business plan
- Provide underwriting and portfolio insights to support strategic decision‑making
- Ensure alignment across underwriting frameworks, pricing, and product development
Portfolio & Underwriting Management
- Oversee portfolio performance, ensuring effective monitoring, reporting, and actions to optimise profitability
- Maintain underwriting discipline in line with authorities, risk appetite, and regulatory standards
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of data used in underwriting and portfolio analysis
- Lead portfolio reviews and recommend strategies for growth or remediation
- Drive continuous improvement in underwriting processes, including automation and innovation
Customer & Market Focus
- Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, customers, and key stakeholders
- Work with Distribution and Product teams to refine underwriting guidelines and propositions
- Incorporate market insights and broker feedback into underwriting and product strategies
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing underwriting team
- Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback, and support professional growth
- Foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture with strong cross‑functional alignment
- Ensure team understanding of business plans to support effective decision‑making
Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.
About you
- A relevant background in Facilities / DUA to include leadership and Team Management
- The ability to lead a diverse team, fostering collaboration and high performance.
- Strategic Thinking – Ability to develop and implement effective underwriting and portfolio strategies
- Analytical skills – Ability to analyse and interpret data to guide business decisions and improve performance
- Sales Oriented – Focus on market and support sales and product offerings
- Data Integrity – Strong focus on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data used in underwriting and portfolio management to support informed decision making.
Benefits
- 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
- Flexible working – balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, including part‑time, job share and compressed hours.
- Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
Skills
Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management
Equal Employment Opportunity
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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