WTW is a global financial services and consulting company focused on risk management, insurance, and reinsurance. Its work also spans financial services consulting, human resources, employee benefits, pensions administration, and HR software. Operating across 140 countries, WTW combines data, analysis, and industry expertise to help organizations strengthen resilience and improve performance.
Director of Commercial Lines Underwriting - WTW | London Hybrid
Lead underwriting transformation and digital decisioning programmes for WTW’s commercial and specialty insurance clients. Advise senior executives, strengthen client relationships and develop consulting propositions.
Description
- Lead major underwriting transformation and operating model programmes for commercial and specialty insurers
- Advise C-suite executives, Chief Underwriting Officers and senior leadership on underwriting strategy, portfolio performance and digital transformation
- Promote data-led underwriting and digital decision-making capabilities
- Help clients improve risk selection, operational efficiency and underwriting performance
- Expand client relationships, uncover consulting opportunities and support business development, proposals and revenue growth
- Develop underwriting consulting propositions, intellectual capital, thought leadership and market insights
- Collaborate with consulting, analytics, technology and global practice teams
- Coach and mentor colleagues while building an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing team
Requirements
- Extensive commercial or specialty insurance underwriting experience, including underwriting strategy, portfolio management or transformation work
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and establish trusted relationships with executives, underwriting leaders and key decision-makers
- Background leading complex operational change, digital transformation, underwriting optimisation, process redesign or technology implementation programmes
- Strong knowledge of emerging underwriting practices, data enrichment, digital decisioning and analytics in insurance
- Commercial acumen demonstrated through business development, client proposition development and growth opportunity identification
- Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to turn complex ideas into practical business solutions
- Commitment to inclusive leadership, ongoing learning and developing diverse teams through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus one additional WTW day
- Private healthcare
- Life insurance
- Group income protection
- Regular health assessments
- Defined contribution pension with company matching of up to 10%
- Hybrid working options
- Employee assistance programme
- One fully paid volunteer day
- Electric vehicle car scheme
- Share scheme
- Cycle-to-work programme
- Dental and optical cover
- Critical illness protection
- Application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations