# Underwriting Director

> Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd · London, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-31

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Underwriting

## Description

**About the company**

Steamship Mutual is a P&I insurance company, with 250 employees worldwide.  We have offices in London, Bermuda, Brazil, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and New York.

**Overall Job Purpose**: 

Responsibility for underwriting performance of assigned team, staff management, motivation, and development.  To provide underwriting, technical support, assist in the development and management of a profitable business according to the Company business plan.

## Requirements

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   Responsibility for underwriting Members in the United States and Canada.
-   To liaise closely with existing Members, prospective targets, and the broking community in advancing the Company aims.
-   To handle and assign underwriting tasks in line with company procedures.
-   To review contract wordings to ensure the terms are covered by the IG Pooling Agreement or such other reinsurance as may be in place.
-   To operate effective risk management and credit controls
-   To initiate loss prevention action where necessary.
-   To manage the development of the business within assigned areas of responsibility and identify areas of additional service that will add value to the Member/Club relationship within agreed parameters of existing and potential business.
-   To assist the Head of Underwriting in implementing underwriting strategy within the Syndicate, in forward planning operations and by making recommendations for future requirements.
-   To provide effective communication of underwriting issues within the assigned underwriting team. To allocate monitoring and supervision of underwriting work to ensure that service levels are met.
-   To ensure all members of the assigned underwriting team adhere to company wide operating procedures.
-   To assist and help to develop team knowledge and skills – CPD.
-   To conduct annual appraisals of direct reports (with Head of Underwriting for Syndicate)
-   To produce Management Reports as required.
-   To monitor and update underwriting procedures where necessary.
-   To encourage and support an environment where a process of continuous improvement can flourish and foster the Company culture.
-   To attend training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
-   To travel as required.
-   Representation at industry events and speaking requirements where necessary.
-   To take on any responsibilities or tasks which are within the scope of personal skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

**Person Specification:**  

-   Proven Underwriting management experience gained from working at another P&I Club and/or marine insurer, marine insurance broker or shipowner.
-   The ability to mentor and inspire team members, including the ability to develop underwriting expertise, training, and development.
-   Outstanding communication skills, including negotiating, presenting, and reporting (written and verbal)
-   You will be a thought leader with the ability to acquire new business, develop existing business relationships both internally and externally.
-   Be aware of current market issues, well-connected and able to build relationships with brokers and Members
-   Proactive and able to use own initiative.

## Benefits

**What you will get:**

-    Joining our collaborative, supportive and friendly working environment, you will enjoy a rewarding career with the opportunity to build on your existing skills and knowledge.
-   We offer great work life balance initiatives, including competitive hybrid working policy.
-   Clear and transparent career pathway – offering you continued support with enhancing your skills and creating employment development opportunities.
-   We offer free educational access to the Protection & Indemnity Qualification, created by the International Group of P&I Clubs.
-   An attractive benefits package which includes private healthcare.
-   We also provide competitive health subsidy, and access to our comprehensive wellbeing and savings programme throughout the year, to create an environment that supports everyone’s mental and physical health.

**Company Values** 

**Mutuality -** ensuring fairness amongst Club Members

**Integrity -** upholding high ethical, legal, and regulatory standards

**Safety and Sustainability -** contributing to safety of life at sea and the preservation of the environment.

**Transparency -** building strong relationships based on trust and open communication.

**Excellence -** enabling our people to realise their full potential as team members, industry experts, leaders, and managers.

**Collaborative -** embracing flexibility, diversity, and inclusivity.

_\*\*Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd is committed to providing a great service to all our members. We pride ourselves on offering a people-centred culture that provides mutual respect and support for all our staff, and we welcome and encourage you to apply\*\*_

## Apply

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