Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Senior Underwriter – Onshore Energy
- Location: London
- Type: Permanent, full time
- Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity for a Senior Underwriter to join our Onshore Energy team. This role sits within a global underwriting portfolio, writing international business across company and Lloyd’s platforms, and plays a key part in the continued development and performance of our Onshore Energy offering.
With a strong market and broker focus, you’ll be responsible for developing and managing broker relationships, underwriting profitable business across a broad onshore energy and heavy industry risk profile, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of our global appetite. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced underwriter - or a broker who has transitioned into underwriting - to step into a visible, influential role within a collaborative, high‑performing team, with genuine scope to shape underwriting outcomes and build a strong market profile. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.
About QBE
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch. We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
Your new role
- Perform complex underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
- Support the development of the annual business plan for the portfolio and ensure delivery of the plan
- Contribute and participate in team and portfolio meetings to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
- Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency
- Apply reinsurance requirements appropriately to manage exposure and support business plan objectives
- Act as a technical referral point, identifying underwriting issues and opportunities within the Onshore Energy portfolio
- Establish and strengthen strong relationships with brokers, customers, business partners and internal stakeholders to maximise influence and achieve business objectives
- Contribute to portfolio review and analysis to assess performance against underwriting and profitability targets
- Support aggregate management and peer review processes to promote underwriting excellence and consistency
About you
- Proven underwriting capability within a general property, heavy industry or energy-related insurance environment, with hands‑on experience of underwriting decision making
- Strong market‑facing skills, with the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with brokers and internal stakeholders
- Sound technical understanding of policy wordings, relevant regulations and market dynamics within property and energy classes
- Experience underwriting complex risks and contributing to portfolio management within a commercial insurance setting
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insight to identify profitable opportunities and support underwriting decisions
- Confident negotiator with the judgement to balance commercial outcomes and risk discipline
- A collaborative mindset, comfortable working within a global team structure and contributing to shared underwriting goals
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!
- 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
- Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
- Private medical insurance –we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
- Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
To learn more about benefits of working with us, click Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations
Awards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
- AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
- Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024:QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023:QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee
To learn more about our achievements, click here
Apply now and let’s make it happen!
If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.
Your career. At the heart of it.
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Modeling, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Prioritization, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
