Senior Regional Underwriter
Covéa InsuranceBristol, England, United Kingdom • Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Posted February 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Covéa Insurance Plc is the UK underwriting business of leading French mutual insurance group Covéa (which includes the global reinsurer PartnerRe since July 2022). Covéa Insurance looks after the insurance needs of UK customers, across a range of product lines; delivering financial reassurance through its Standard & Poor’s ‘AA- stable’ rating, as a guaranteed subsidiary of Covéa. Covéa Insurance has a strong people and service ethos and holds ServiceMark accreditation with Distinction for its Personal Lines operation and its Commercial & HNW Claims teams, as well as Chartered Insurer status for its Commercial business. Covéa Insurance is signatory to the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and the insurance Inclusivity Pledge and has been named one of the top 75 employers in West Yorkshire & the Humber. In 2022 Covéa Insurance was named Insurer of the Year at the British Claims Awards and Personal Lines Insurer of the Year at the Insurance Times Awards.
Job Description
Join Covéa Insurance as a Senior Regional Underwriter, working in a team that boasts a fantastic mix of experience, with a huge amount of collaboration and support across the team to deliver top-class service to our broker partners. The role is a hybrid position, combining the best of both worlds - working from home and spending time in our Bristol or Chelmsford office.
Requirements
- Acting as a focal point to develop long, trusted relationships with a panel of brokers
- Contributing to the achievement of the regional financial plan through effective use of the personal underwriting authority
- Leading the development and underwriting of larger and more complex risks
- Building a reputation as an underwriting expert and technical focal point
- Operating in line with agreed audit controls and objectives aligned to effective control and implementation of risk management
- Proactively supporting the underwriting relationship with key strategic brokers and customers in the Region
- Contributing to the selection and development of the local distribution panel
- Working closely with the Regional Development Manager to develop a pipeline of new business prospects from the regional broker panel
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Annual pay review
- Generous holidays
- Pension perks
- A culture where everyone belongs
- Mental & financial support
- Career growth
- Health & wellbeing
- Drive in style
- Extra savings
