Underwriting Performance Manager

Job description

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

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-05-2026

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