Job Description

• A strategic technical leadership underwriting role responsible for a large and diverse Personal Lines book of business
• Join a reputable, people-focussed organisation known for outstanding customer service, strong values and innovative insurance solutions
• Hybrid up to 80% homeworking options available

About the role

As Segment Underwriting Manager, you\xe2\x80\x99ll play a pivotal role in shaping our underwriting strategy across our Home, Motor, High Net Worth, Travel and Pet products, driving technical standards, profitability and growth whilst effectively managing and controlling our risk exposure.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll lead and develop a small team of technical underwriters, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration, whilst overseeing focused segment underwriting capabilities across the business for Personal Lines. This will include contributing to the management of our authority framework and industry leading Learning and Development programme as part of our Underwriting Excellence strategy.

As well as managing portfolio performance and policy wordings, you\xe2\x80\x99ll drive the Departments\xe2\x80\x99 capability in making data-driven decisions that will optimise profitability and risk exposure.

This role will also provide you with the opportunity to add valuable contribution to our largest transformation programme to date, which will see us starting to sell our products online as well as the introduction of a new policy administration system. You\xe2\x80\x99ll work closely with the programme, providing your expert underwriting knowledge to ensure changes are aligned with company goals and regulatory requirements.

This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

About you

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be a proven underwriting leader with experience and strong market knowledge across both Home and Motor personal lines products, including online channels. It would be advantageous if you have experience of working with High-Net-Worth products too.

Here at NFU Mutual, our people and their development matter. It\xe2\x80\x99s therefore important for you to be passionate about team engagement and for you to have the ability to effectively coach and mentor others.

Additionally, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have;

• Experience of shaping underwriting strategy and risk appetite and successfully executing this through your team
• Strong data skills with experience of developing data capability
• Experience of managing projects and leading on change

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary \xe2\x80\x93 circa \xc2\xa380,000 depending on experience
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• \xc2\xa320 contribution to a monthly gym membership \xe2\x80\x93 subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend \xc2\xa3500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We\xe2\x80\x99re one of the UK\xe2\x80\x99s leading general insurance and financial services companies and proud to be Which? Insurance Brand of the Year 2023. For over 110 years we\xe2\x80\x99ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being \xe2\x80\x9ca great place to work\xe2\x80\x9d and are one of only 39 companies across the globe, and the only organisation with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021 and the Glassdoor Best 50 Workplaces List 2023.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.

NFU Mutual