Strategic Commercial Underwriter

# Strategic Commercial Underwriter Region:
North East

Location:

York Contract type:
Fixed Term Contract Reference number: CSDI
04341

Working pattern:
Full-time (Part-time hours considered)
Salary:
Up to £60,000 + 17.5% annual bonus + benefits package## Strategic Commercial Underwriter
* Play a pivotal role helping NFU Mutual shape their underwriting strategy across diverse commercial segments
- ** 3 roles are available which can be offered on either a permanent or 12 month*
* ** fixed-term-contract basis.*
* * Undertake a high-impact role combining portfolio insight, stakeholder influence and technical expertise within commercial underwriting  
* Hybrid working on offer – spend up to 80% of your time working from home, with 20% office attendance at any of our UK sites - Stratford-upon-Avon, Bristol, York, Glasgow or Belfast## About the role

This is a key underwriting role within our Commercial Segment team, focused on shaping and delivering underwriting strategy across defined commercial segments rather than individual insurance classes. Reporting to the Underwriting Segment Manager, you’ll play an influential role in ensuring sustainable, profitable growth through strong portfolio management, insight led decision making and expert underwriting judgement.  Working as part of a specialist team that manages commercial segments such as leisure and services, retail and wholesale, property owners, construction and motor-related sectors, you’ll take a holistic view of account performance.

You’ll also get the chance to manage customer segments like SME (small to medium enterprises), Mid-Market and Large Corporate.  The team provides a stronger underwriting voice across the business, driving proactive ownership of segment outcomes and influencing future risk mix and strategy.  In this role, you’ll analyse performance against the mid-term plan, carry out deep dives into data and metrics, and build clear account stories that inform corrective actions and strategic direction.

You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across Underwriting, Pricing, Sales, Claims, and Product, as well as our regional teams, acting as a technical point of referral and contributing to wider strategic projects such as commercial growth and product development.  
*** Internally this role is known as:
Class Underwriter – Segment***## About youWith experience in commercial underwriting, you bring strong analytical capability alongside sound underwriting judgement and excellent project management skills. You’re comfortable working with data to understand performance trends, explain outcomes and influence decisions, and you enjoy collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver shared objectives.  To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

* Experience of commercial underwriting, with the ability to apply technical knowledge across different market segments  
* Strong data handling, analysis and reporting skills to support portfolio and performance management  
* The confidence to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across underwriting, pricing, sales and wider business areas  
* Well developed problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills  
* A collaborative mindset, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively  
* Experience of portfolio or account management would be beneficial but is not essential.  
* Prior knowledge of customer segments like SME (small to medium enterprises), Mid Market and Large Corporate would also be highly desirable    
* At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
* * We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
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