Job Description
The Role
The Property Direct & Facultative Underwriting Team at Canopius is based in London and writes a diversified portfolio of global property risks. We are looking for an experienced International Property Underwriter to support the development, renewal and underwriting of the Property D&F portfolio, working closely with brokers and internal stakeholders to deliver profitable growth aligned to the Canopius business plan and risk appetite.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical underwriting judgement, commercial acumen, and the ability to build effective broker relationships, while contributing positively to a collaborative and high-performing underwriting team.
This role offers the opportunity to be part of an established and well-regarded Property D&F platform, underwriting individual risks end‑to‑end.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute new and renewal underwriting for the Property D&F portfolio in line with Canopius’ underwriting strategy, guidelines and delegated authority
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of the Property D&F business plan, including growth, retention and profitability objectives
- Price and structure risks in accordance with agreed pricing frameworks, underwriting appetite and risk return expectations
- Maintain and develop trusted relationships with intermediary partners to support sustainable flow of quality business
- Monitor and communicate key portfolio metrics including production, hit ratios, renewal retention, spread of risk and quality measures
- Support effective portfolio and aggregation management, including exposure monitoring and risk diversification
- Ensure compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal underwriting, authority and documentation standards
- Monitor changes in laws, regulation and market conditions that may impact the Property D&F portfolio
- Contribute to continuous improvement of underwriting processes, tools and ways of working
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across underwriting, operations, claims and actuarial to deliver portfolio objectives
Skills And Experience
- Lloyd’s or company market experience in Property underwriting or broking in a client or broker ‑ facing role
- Technical experience of Property Direct & Facultative underwriting across domestic and/or international markets
- Strong understanding of individual risk assessment, pricing and underwriting discipline within D&F business
- Working knowledge of catastrophe modelling tools and exposure management at risk and portfolio level
- Advanced IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate underwriting decisions clearly
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex risk information and data
- Well ‑ developed commercial judgement and problem ‑ solving capability
Competencies
Stakeholder engagement
Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with relevant internal or external stakeholders, effectively involving and communicating with them to drive collaboration, support, and alignment towards shared goals.
Collaboration And Teamwork
Works effectively with team, project or other work groups or those outside formal line of authority to accomplish goals. Actively participates as a member of a team; develops and builds cohesive team relations to produce required outputs; possesses knowledge and understanding of colleagues work.
Adapting To Change
Adjusts thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to handle new, challenging, or complex situations; embracing change as a growth opportunity when working within new work structures, processes, regulations, or requirements.
Continuous Improvement
Analyses current and future state business requirements and identify strategies to continuously improve products, services or processes. Guide and inspire others to achieve results to enhance efficiency, quality and consistency.
Innovation
Creates, develops and implements new ideas to enhance new or improved processes, systems, solutions, products or services; tries different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities.
Resilience
The ability to cope with and recover from setbacks, challenges or difficulty. Persevering even under pressure or crisis situations and uses ways that foster strength and growth, often emerging stronger than before.
Future Focused
Anticipates changes in regulations, technology and client needs, proactively responding to key trends happening in the industry. Thinks about the future through identifying opportunities and obstacles whilst planning effectively.
Our Benefits
ABOUT US
We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.
About Canopius
Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.
At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.
Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.
We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.
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