Job Information

Cameron James Professional Recruitment are working closely with an award winning MGA based in Leeds as they look to recruit a Product Manager for Commercial Motor risks.

Reporting to the Technical Director the purpose of the role is to pro-actively manage product books, initiating and implementing product and price changes aligned to strategy to ensure delivery of the required return and desired income level.

Key duties include;

� Construct annual product business strategy, considering internal and external factors.

� Management of product budget/forecast reviews

� Develop and ensure adherence to the underwriting strategy through Senior underwriters

� Work with support functions to develop rating models and use appropriate and available MI to assess account performance, in order to achieve required targets (volumes, GWP and ULR�s)

� Manage the senior underwriters around the delivery of market leading product coverage and policy wordings, underwriting framework including underwriting guides, licences, QC�s and associated training and market leading rates/pricing structure

� Working with the Senior Underwriters, Distribution teams and Product performance analyst to support the development of new products

� Undertake appraisals, support and development of any staff who have a direct reporting line

� Develop sound competitor/market analysis framework, ensuring utilisation in strategy, product coverage and pricing decisions

� Ensure adequate underwriting framework is in place to support high service quality and proficiency through senior underwriters

� Adopting a customer centric approach, lifting the brand proposition and moving away from commoditisation

� Support of key initiatives and projects as required

Skills and experience;

� Working to ACII or other relevant qualification would be advantageous

� Extensive Underwriting experience with general commercial or personal insurance

� Strong problem solving and decision making skills

� Good working knowledge of local market

� Developing People

� Proven experience of being accountable for profitable underwriting performance