Senior Motor Underwriter

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Introduction

At Pen, we dont just underwrite risk, we unlock possibility. Were a dynamic underwriting and distribution business backed by the strength of Gallagher and powered by a belief that every challenge has a solution. With entrepreneurial energy, niche expertise, and a bold growth mindset, were transforming what it means to be an MGA in todays insurance landscape. Whether youre shaping new products, solving complex problems, or collaborating across teams, your ideas and initiative will help deliver smarter solutions for our clientsand move the industry forward. Here, agility meets stability. Creativity meets execution. And your career meets real opportunity. At Pen, we champion innovation, value accountability, and thrive on building something better together. If youre looking to join a team thats rewriting the future of underwriting, wed love to hear from you.
Overview

Pen Underwriting is looking for an experienced Motor Underwriter to join the Hazardous Goods & Environmental team and help us grow our motor insurance portfolio based in Leatherhead.
This is a great opportunity to use your technical expertise, build strong broker relationships, and contribute to our success. If youre passionate about underwriting and want to make a difference, wed love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact

Support the motor underwriting function by providing technical expertise and handling referrals for both new and existing business.
Work closely with brokers to build strong relationships, support new business, and retain existing clients.
Ensure compliance with our underwriting governance and collaborate with the Head of Motor to improve processes and policies.
Manage capacity relationships, participate in portfolio reviews, and stay on top of market trends and regulatory changes.
As a mentor to junior underwriters, youll foster a culture of learning and professional growth.
Refine pricing strategies and ensuring compliance with regulations, including FCA requirements.

About You

Basic knowledge of general insurance, including London Market and Lloyds products.
Motor Fleet underwriting experience
Experience managing a scheme or portfolio is a plus.
Strong interpersonal skills, including excellent communication and the ability to handle confidential information.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Right to work in the UK
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Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits youll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy extra days
Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
Income protection, well cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
Three fully paid volunteering days per year
Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
Critical illness cover
Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
Season ticket loan
Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
Emergency back-up family care
And many more
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and its embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Dont worry, were here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If youd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as protected characteristics) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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Location:
Leatherhead
Salary:
not provided
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Insurance;Insurance

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