Senior Technical Underwriter

Job Title: Senior Technical Underwriter

Location: Dublin City

Working Model: Hybrid (2 Days in the office)

Abrivia are currently recruiting for a Senior Technical Product Underwriter to join a well-established insurance organisation in Dublin. Reporting directly to the Head of Underwriting, this role will sit within a specialist technical underwriting function and will play a key role in policy documentation, product development and underwriting governance. The position offers strong exposure to technical strategy, regulatory alignment and process enhancement across the underwriting operation.

This is a highly technical role with a strong emphasis on policy wordings, underwriting manuals, quality assurance and product development, supporting underwriting teams and contributing to business growth and change initiatives.

Your Role

• Draft, review and maintain policy wordings, endorsements, schedules and associated underwriting documentation.
• Ensure all underwriting documentation aligns with regulatory and compliance requirements and reflects underwriting intent.
• Provide expert technical guidance on the interpretation and application of policy wordings to support underwriting decisions.
• Support the development, enhancement and maintenance of insurance products, including documentation and market analysis.
• Contribute to underwriting process improvement, systems enhancements and pricing tool development to drive efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop and maintain underwriting manuals and technical guidance documentation.
• Deliver quality assurance across underwriting activity, supporting audit, peer review and compliance processes.
• Provide technical support and escalation guidance on complex risks and underwriting queries.
• Deliver technical training and product updates to underwriting and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects and change initiatives supporting underwriting transformation, growth and continuous improvement.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining underwriting quality benchmarks, risk appetite parameters and performance metrics.

Your Skills

• CIP or MDI qualified, with progression towards ACII preferred.
• Proven experience in a senior or technical underwriting role with strong expertise in policy documentation and product management.
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge, ideally with experience in management liability, public liability and/or property insurance.
• Solid understanding of the regulatory environment and how it impacts underwriting and product governance.
• Experience in business process analysis and documentation.
• Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• A proactive approach with the ability to contribute to technical strategy, training and continuous improvement initiatives.

Should this position be of interest to you please call Tadhg at 01 9052560. Applications are in strict confidence.