Portfolio Analytics Lead - Underwriting in London Area

Job description

Portfolio Performance & Underwriting Analytics Lead

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Type: Permanent

Salary: c.£130,000–£150,000 + 30% bonus + benefits

A leading specialty (re)insurer is hiring a strategic analytics lead to support its C-Suite team in driving group-level portfolio performance. This is a high-impact role blending commercial underwriting analytics, strategic MI development, and hands-on engagement with senior stakeholders across underwriting, actuarial, capital and finance.

You’ll help shape decision-making across multi-class portfolios, bringing clarity, structure, and actionable insight in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly portfolio performance exhibits, dashboards, and insights for CUO and board-level committees
• Evaluate in-year changes to underwriting plans and provide recommendations aligned with risk appetite and strategic goals
• Own and enhance the Underwriting Data Model, including automation, validation, and reporting processes
• Conduct gross-to-net analysis and assess impact of outwards reinsurance structures
• Provide commercial insight into market conditions, performance trends, and diversification opportunities
• Support execution of group underwriting strategy including new product and territory assessments
• Ensure data quality, version control, and stakeholder engagement across analytics deliverables

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in underwriting analytics, performance monitoring, or portfolio MI
• 10+ years in the (re)insurance sector, ideally within a Lloyd’s or listed environment
• Proven experience working closely with CUOs, underwriters, and actuarial teams
• Advanced Power BI, Excel and data interrogation skills (SQL, DAX, VBA a plus)
• Understanding of multi-class portfolios, reinsurance structures, and capital impact
• Comfortable producing insights for senior committees, with strong written and verbal presentation skills
• Highly structured, commercially aware, and quality-driven with strong stakeholder influence

Ideal for:

Candidates with experience in roles like:

• Underwriting Portfolio Analyst / Manager
• Performance Analytics Lead
• Strategic MI / Business Intelligence within insurance
• Actuarial Analysts who’ve transitioned into underwriting strategy or portfolio analytics

Please apply!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

08-09-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English