Development Underwriter

Working hours:

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:
Permanent

Location:

Home-based with travel

Job

Ecclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an experienced Development Underwriter to join us working from home with travel across the Central and South-West region.

As a Development Underwriter, you'll be a dynamic and energetic leader, driving the Regional Business Plan through high‑level Property and Casualty Underwriting across both existing and new business. You’ll use your specialist expertise to win and retain profitable business, build strong broker and customer relationships, and act as a trusted referral point for complex and niche risks. You’ll shape regional growth through targeted prospecting and pipeline development, champion innovative risk‑based solutions, and represent Ecclesiastical’s brand and values across the market.

This is a home‑based role with weekly travel across the Central and South-West region, giving you the scope to make a real and visible impact.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.

• Hold the highest level of underwriting authority, acting as a key referral point and coach for less experienced underwriters.
• Lead specialist and niche underwriting activity, providing expert guidance internally and externally while developing commercially successful broker and customer relationships.
• Work collaboratively with Strategic Account Managers, Development Account Managers, and internal underwriting leaders (Class of Business Directors and Regional Underwriting Managers) to drive targeted underwriting and growth.
• Shape regional business development by leading prospecting and pipeline activity, using CRM to build long term strategies and win new opportunities.
• Represent the region in managing external tripartite relationships and promote Ecclesiastical’s brand, values, and wider Business Units across the market.
• Drive continuous improvement by presenting risk‑based solutions with risk control and claims, while actively expanding personal technical and niche expertise.

• Full UK Drivers Licence.
• Proven track record in a Property and Casualty Senior Underwriting role.
• Significant experience of building and maintaining co‑operative and productive relationships at all levels.
• Confident and influential communicator at all levels.
• The ability to coach others to develop and enhance their performance.

• ACII preferred, or working towards.

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Car allowance
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme: on‑target bonus between 7.5% and 30%
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

"This is an exciting opportunity to join the Region and help shape its next chapter, taking on an influential role that will drive growth in our chosen markets"

Ecclesiastical Insurance offer insurance with award‑winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.

As a business, we’ve been trusted to protect some of the UK’s best‑loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we’re not standing still. We’re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.

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