Senior Technical Underwriter

Overview

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Senior Technical Underwriter (2 vacancies)

Contract Type: 18-month FTC, Full Time

Salary Range: £48,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

Location: Home worker

Travel: You will be required to attend our offices in Eastleigh 1 day per month

Closing Date for applications: Monday 2nd February 2026

Ageas UK is a leading personal lines insurer, serving over 5 million customers and employing more than 4,000 people across the UK. The Technical Underwriting team, based in Eastleigh, plays a crucial role in shaping product design, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting strategic growth. The team operates in a fast-paced environment and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes and continuous improvement.

• Lead the development of underwriting rules, product specifications, and technical processes to drive profitable growth and market competitiveness.
• Manage and deliver projects that ensure products remain fit for purpose and compliant with regulatory standards.
• Monitor and mitigate financial and reputational risks through claims analysis, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee underwriting authorities and ensure consistent application across the business, including training and documentation updates.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the Technical Underwriting team, ensuring clear reporting lines and professional development.
• Establish and maintain efficient systems and processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and business continuity.
• Build strong internal and external relationships, representing Ageas in market forums and ensuring clear, fair communication with stakeholders.

• Extensive underwriting and project experience, with strong knowledge of software houses including Polaris and non-Polaris platforms.
• Well‑versed in consumer duty and insurance regulations, with the ability to review and provide technical feedback on policy wordings.
• Skilled in product approval processes, target market analysis, and ensuring fair value for customers; experienced in managing full change lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy).
• Proven ability to work within project teams collaborating with functions across the business including Business Analysts and Project Managers.
• Cert CII qualifications is desirable.
• The jobholder requires a good degree of numeracy with a strong ability to analyse and interpret complex data.

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family, which helped us achieve Top Employer status in the UK. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible Working – Smart Working at Ageas provides location flexibility (within the UK) and, for many roles, flexibility within the working day. Vacancies may be part-time or job shares. Minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) with options to buy/sell days.
• Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health Support, Well‑Being activities.
• Supporting your Wealth – Discounts on motor/home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Salary Reviews, Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Supporting you at Work – Well-being activities, mindfulness, Sports and Social Club events, and more.
• Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay; paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter entitlement 8 weeks at full pay.
• Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Get some Tech – Deals on gadgets including wearables, tablets and laptops.
• Getting around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Supporting you back to work – Return to work programme after maternity leave.

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work, serving over four million customers. We are an inclusive employer and a signatory of the Race at Work Charter, Women in Finance Charter, iCAN, and GAIN. We are committed to ensuring recruitment is inclusive…