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Underwriter


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) have an exciting opportunity for an Underwriter - Innovation to join our market-leading Innovation team helping to shape the future of insurance. This role isnt just about underwriting its about challenging convention building new products and exploring emerging risks across areas such as AI IoT parametric solutions crypto and carbon markets. As such although we need someone who understands London market insurance we dont require underwriting experience.

The Role

Reporting to the Divisional Head of Innovation and Portfolio Underwriting you will:

  • Develop and bring to market new insurance products across emerging and specialty lines

  • Collaborate with brokers coverholders and innovation partners across the Lloyds ecosystem

  • Help shape underwriting strategy and drive portfolio performance

  • Build your market profile and contribute to thought leadership in a fast-evolving space

Over time youll take on ownership of innovation portfolio performance and P&L.

What Were Looking For

  • Demonstrable experience in the Lloyds market

  • Strong understanding of insurance fundamentals (underwriting experience not essential)

  • A curious entrepreneurial mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo

  • Resilience creativity and strong stakeholder management skills

Why Join

  • Work at the cutting edge of insurance innovation

  • Build products that dont yet exist

  • Join a collaborative forward-thinking team where mindset matters more than background

  • Opportunity to grow into a leadership role in a niche high-impact area

The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe open inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working subject to the TMK flexible working policy.

As an underwriting firm with over 140 years experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a Good Company and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment inclusion excellence integrity teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.

To make your experience as comfortable as possible please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional assistance during your application process. At Tokio Marine Kiln we are here to support you please be reassured that we will do all that we can to ensure that your specific needs are met. Please reach out to in confidence to discuss any specific assistance or requirements that you have.

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