Technical Underwriter, Partnerships

Job title: Technical Underwriter

Location: London Manchester or Birmingham (Hybrid)

Why Join HSB

We dont just insure riskwe help businesses build resilience. At HSB youll join a purpose-driven organisation trusted for technical excellence specialist engineering expertise and market-leading insurance solutions.

As part of our Partnerships team youll work with underwriting legal claims and product specialists to develop innovative insurance propositions that support our partners and customers. Youll be encouraged to share your expertise develop your career and make a genuine impact within a collaborative and supportive environment.

If youre looking for a role where your technical knowledge can influence products partnerships and business growth wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Be Doing

As a Technical Underwriter youll be the technical expert supporting our Partnerships business ensuring our products and documentation are accurate compliant and fit for purpose.

Working closely with underwriting legal claims product and business development teams youll draft and maintain policy wordings delegated authority agreements appointed representative agreements and reinsurance treaties. Youll also support new product development provide technical guidance and training and help ensure our products continue to meet legal regulatory and underwriting standards throughout the partnership lifecycle.

What Makes This Role Special

• Shape innovative products Help develop specialist insurance solutions that support strategic partnerships.
• Be a trusted expert Provide technical guidance to colleagues partners and key stakeholders.
• Drive improvement Influence the development of policy wordings governance and underwriting standards.
• Work collaboratively Partner with underwriting legal claims and business development teams across the business.
• Invest in your future Build your career with ongoing professional development as part of the wider Munich Re Group.

What You Bring

• A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• A proactive solution-focused mindset and sound commercial judgement.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What Youll Need

• Experience in commercial or consumer insurance underwriting or a similar technical insurance role.
• Experience drafting or reviewing insurance documentation policy wordings or delegated authority agreements or transferable experience in legal compliance or product governance.
• A good understanding of insurance regulation and underwriting governance.
• Experience working with insurers MGAs affinity partners or delegated authority arrangements would be advantageous.
• Degree qualified or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• ACII qualified or working towards the qualification is desirable.

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary and hybrid working youll benefit from a comprehensive rewards package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and wellbeing days.
• Annual bonus opportunity.
• Up to 13% employer pension contribution.
• Private medical and dental cover.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Study support and continuing professional development.
• Hybrid working.

Diversity Equity & Inclusion

At HSB Diversity Equity and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional intersectional and complex so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial ethnic sexual and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life school and career experiences; and political religious and personal beliefs. Additionally we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated valued and has equitable opportunities to succeed.

All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of our recruitment process by speaking with their Talent Acquisition contact.