Development Underwriter in United Kingdom

Job description

SME Development Underwriter – Lead D&O Growth

Location: National / UK Wide (Remote or Hybrid)

Salary: Circa £70,000 (Flexible) + Competitive Package & Bonus

If you enjoy the buzz of building something – but don’t fancy starting from a blank sheet of paper with no brokers, no brand and no support – this will likely appeal.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an evolving D&O product within an established Financial Lines team, inside a successful MGA that already has:

• Strong Financial Lines credentials
• A wide, existing broker distribution map
• The backing and reach of a larger, highly entrepreneurial insurance group

You’re not being asked to “go it alone” and build a business from your spare room. You’re joining a set-up that already trades well – and leading their push to grow and deepen D&O across a core, existing broker panel.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning and driving the D&O strategy within an established Financial Lines team.
• Growing D&O profitably across an existing national broker network – not spending your first year just trying to get on panels.
• Working closely with colleagues across Financial Lines to refine appetite, pricing and wordings for SME & mid-market D&O.
• Being a visible market presence – meeting key brokers, developing trading relationships and supporting the wider proposition.
• Over time, helping to build and shape a small team around you, sitting at the top of this product line.

Who we’re looking for

Background is flexible – mindset isn’t.

• You’ll likely be an experienced Financial Lines / D&O Underwriter, or a Broker / Account Executive with strong D&O exposure who wants to move into underwriting.
• You’re commercially minded, comfortable talking numbers, and enjoy being out with brokers rather than buried in admin.
• You like autonomy, but you also value having proper support, capacity and a recognised brand behind you.
• You’re proactive, credible with the market, and enjoy taking ownership for growth rather than waiting for instructions.

What’s on offer?

• A genuinely entrepreneurial environment backed by an established, well-capitalised group.
• The chance to sit at the top of the D&O product line within an established Financial Lines function.
• Real influence over how the product evolves – with a clear opportunity to build and lead a team as things scale.
• Remote or hybrid working – you can be based anywhere in the UK.
• Competitive salary (with flexibility for the right person) plus a results-driven bonus and strong wider package.

If you’d like to be trusted to grow something meaningful – without having to worry about whether there’s any capacity, systems or broker relationships behind you – this is worth a conversation.

Apply now, or contact Stuart McKenna at IDEX Consulting for a confidential discussion (LinkedIn or via the IDEX website is absolutely fine).

And if your CV isn’t quite up to date, don’t let that put you off – IDEX can help you tidy it up before it goes anywhere.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

10-12-2025

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