Senior Underwriter - War, Terrorism and Political Violence

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work

Company

hirify.global London Market is a Lloyd’s syndicate providing specialist insurance solutions for global risks, including crisis management, property, marine, energy, casualty, and cyber.

What you will do

• Assess, price, and negotiate terms for highly complex and specialist risks within the London Markets portfolio.
• Drive profitable growth through risk selection, portfolio management, and innovative product solutions.
• Manage and guide junior underwriters while providing technical guidance and mentoring.
• Build relationships with global brokers and key clients, identify new business opportunities, and support profitable trading.
• Contribute to London Markets Underwriting strategy and implement recommendations that improve underwriting efficiency and market responsiveness.
• Lead workstreams, projects, or specialist workgroups and influence internal and external stakeholders on complex underwriting matters.

Requirements

• Strong proven underwriting experience within the Lloyd’s/London Political Violence market, with substantial insurance experience and strong technical grounding in Political Violence.
• Strong understanding of the Political Violence market and wider geopolitical environment, including the ability to anticipate market developments and identify opportunities.
• Proven experience with significant underwriting authority and strong technical judgement across risk selection, rating, coverage, and portfolio management.
• Experience developing, motivating, and managing junior underwriters within a high-performing underwriting team.
• Established broker relationships, a strong market profile, effective trading experience, and a track record of developing opportunities and delivering profitable growth.
• Expertise in risk selection within a specialist insurance class and strong commercial acumen balancing growth, profitability, and risk management.
• Experience influencing senior internal and external stakeholders and driving strategic outcomes across a complex organisation.
• Strong analytical capabilities, sound judgement, high-quality decision-making, adaptability, and a forward-thinking approach.
• Collaborative approach that supports innovation and an inclusive culture.

Nice to have

• No separate optional qualifications were specified.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position with hybrid and flexible working support.
• Inclusive culture focused on diversity, collaboration, innovation, and professional development.
• Access to central training, group-level expertise, and exposure management support.