Underwriting Reviewer - QBE Management Services (UK) Limited : Job Details

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Underwriting Reviewer

We’re looking for an Underwriting Reviewer to join our team in London. In this role, you’ll play a key part in helping us deliver high-quality underwriting reviews that support Portfolio performance and drive continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with teams across the business, produce clear and insightful reports, and help shape best practice that add real value to our stakeholders. If you enjoy working collaboratively, have a strong eye for detail, and want to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Your New Role:

• Support the Underwriting Review Manager (URM) in delivering the annual review plan and ad hoc projects
• Conduct underwriting reviews in line with established procedures and timelines
• Collaborate with internal teams during pre-review stages to maximise review value and share best practice
• Produce high-quality Reports with clear findings and remedial actions
• Maintain accurate and auditable working papers for each review
• Monitor and ensure timely completion of assigned Management Actions with appropriate evidence
• Escalate significant findings, compliance breaches, and control issues to the URM and EO Risk
• Contribute to continuous improvement of review procedures and maintain stakeholder value through engagement
• Use review outcomes to support Portfolio Management in completing their Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), helping evaluate the effectiveness of key controls that mitigate underwriting risk

About You:

• Experience working in an underwriting background with the ability to apply that knowledge to review the efficacy of Underwriting processes and provide meaningful assurance
• An understanding of underwriting principles and assurance practices, with the ability to deliver high-quality review outcomes
• Excellent reporting and presentation skills, tailoring your communication effectively to suit different audiences
• Highly organised, with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently
• Confidence in engaging with stakeholders across departments, promoting collaboration and best practice sharing
• Proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement, contributing to the continuous enhancement of review processes and stakeholder value
• Willingness to complete travel within the UK and overseas as required

*Whilst most of the team are based in London, we can consider other UK locations for this role

Why QBE? At My Best   

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.   

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.   

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).  

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.   

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.  

At My Best - QBE Benefits   

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.  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.  
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.  
• 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.   
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.  
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.  
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.  
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.  

To find out more visit our  Reward Page  

QBE Awards   

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;   

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