Senior Underwriter – UK and Europe

Main Purpose of Role

To deliver exceptional service to our MGA Members across the UK and Europe. To be an integral part of the Underwriting team to deliver portfolio management, onboarding and underwriting relationship building. The role will involve reviewing underwriting guides, policy wordings, binder referrals, new product development and portfolio managing a book of business which you will be responsible for.

Key Accountabilities

• Take ownership and responsibility for your MGA Members.
• Demonstrate portfolio product knowledge and expertise, providing guidance, coaching, mentoring and taking referrals from your MGA Members.
• Collaboration and Communication are critical in this role.
• Build trusted long-term relationships internally with your peers & externally with our customers. Proactively underwriting approach.
• Production of Underwriting summary reports for new Members, Products or Underwriting Performance.
• Deliver against underwriting and financial measures as outlined in the plan.

Skills/Competencies

• Demonstrate the ability to build rapport and trust with: immediate team members and members of the wider organisation, existing and potential Member MGAs.
• A self-starter – highly self-motivated and comfortable working in a team that is geographically diverse.
• Communication (oral) – ability to communicate well one-to-one and in small groups. Keeps others informed and updated.
• Communication (written) – ability to write clear, precise and well organised documents.
• Organisational Skills – ability to deliver on tasks and meet deadlines.
• Prioritisation and attention to detail – must have excellent skills in both of these competencies.
• Team Player – ability to work well in a team as well as on own initiative.
• Strategic thinking – understands the big picture. Ability to acquire, understand and absorb information quickly.
• Ability to act with due professional care, demonstrating sound integrity and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• University Degree preferred
• Educated to at least A-level standard
• ACII qualified or making progress towards preferred

Experience

• 10+ years’ experience in underwriting roles with a good understanding of portfolio management.
• Experience of industry and market systems and processing desirable but not essential.
• Good knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Experience of working to deadlines and managing other’s priorities.
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English required; other European languages are an asset.

PRA Conduct Standards or local country equivalent(s)

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due skill, care and diligence.
• You must be open and cooperative with the NBB, FCA, PRA and other regulators.
• You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the business of the firm for which you are responsible is controlled effectively.
• You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the business of the firm for which you are responsible complies with the relevant requirements and standards of the regulatory system.
• You must take reasonable steps to ensure that any delegation of your responsibilities is to an appropriate person and that you oversee the discharge of the delegated responsibility effectively.
• You must disclose appropriately any information of which the NBB, FCA or PRA would reasonably expect to have notice.
• When exercising your responsibilities, you must pay due regard to the interests of current and potential future policyholders in ensuring the provisions by the firm of an appropriate degree of protection for their insured benefits.

FCA Conduct Rules or local country equivalent(s)

• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

• Work-life balance: We believe that taking time to rest and recharge makes us all better. That’s why we offer flexible time off and encourage our team to take the time they need to prioritize their health and well-being.
• Health and wellness: We offer high-quality health, dental, and other benefits to ensure our team members have access to the care they need.
• Remote work: Work where you’re most productive and fulfilled. This position is open to remote candidates across the UK and Europe who have the flexibility to work with our teams distributed across Europe and North America. Most cross-team collaboration happens in the mornings of the Eastern Time Zone.
• Travel: We value face-to-face connections and believe that in-person interactions can enhance collaboration and build stronger relationships. Travel could be a small part of your role, with opportunities to connect with your team and our Members in-person.

About Accelerant

Accelerant is a services and data platform for the specialty insurance market. Our mission is to align incentives across the ecosystem. Our Risk Exchange harnesses advanced data analytics and AI to reduce information asymmetries and operational barriers. We connect expert underwriters with risk-capital partners, turning decades-old, siloed processes into data-rich insight and predictable capacity. Since we launched in 2018, our platform has grown to $3 billion+ in annual premium across 500+ niche programs and 40+ countries, all under the banner of A- (Excellent) AM Best ratings and the support of global carriers like QBE and Tokio Marine. By aligning incentives and arming specialists with real-time data, Accelerant makes it easy for small and midsize businesses to get the coverage they need to keep growing.

Why Accelerant

Our incredible team is united by the mission to make insurance work better — for everyone. We’re a fully remote, high-trust team where engineers, data scientists, and insurance experts work side-by-side to ship in weeks, not years. Every model trained and feature released unlocks protection for thousands of small businesses, and proves that centuries-old markets can run on modern data. We back bold ideas with meaningful equity, flexible schedules across North America and Europe, and a culture built on curiosity, autonomy, and clear results. If you love tackling hard problems, moving quickly, and seeing your work matter every day—join us.

To apply, please send your resume/email to: [email protected]