Underwriter - Freeboard Maritime - Logistics

Job Description

Introduction

At Pen, we don’t just underwrite risk, we unlock possibility. We’re a dynamic underwriting and distribution business backed by the strength of Gallagher and powered by a belief that every challenge has a solution. With entrepreneurial energy, niche expertise, and a bold growth mindset, we’re transforming what it means to be an MGA in today’s insurance landscape. Whether you’re shaping new products, solving complex problems, or collaborating across teams, your ideas and initiative will help deliver smarter solutions for our clients—and move the industry forward. Here, agility meets stability. Creativity meets execution. And your career meets real opportunity. At Pen, we champion innovation, value accountability, and thrive on building something better together. If you’re looking to join a team that’s rewriting the future of underwriting, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an Underwriter or Senior Underwriter to join our Marine Logistics team, based in our London office.

Our Marine Division is a fast-paced, collaborative group of dynamic professionals who are all driven to succeed.

You will be responsible for the review and pricing of Logistics business. The role requires deep sector knowledge, strong analytical judgement and the ability to build and maintain high-value broker and client relationships, while contributing to strategic portfolio growth and profitability.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director of the team, you will work with experienced Underwriters and together provide outstanding service to our clients within the Marine sector.

• Assess, price and underwrite complex Logistics risks in accordance with company guidelines and market conditions.
• Analyse technical documentation, risk particulars, loss records, surveys and financial information to make informed underwriting decisions.
• Structure policy terms, conditions and endorsements tailored to client needs and risk appetite.
• Maintain underwriting discipline and ensure compliance with internal controls, regulatory standards and delegated authority levels.
• Manage a renewable book of business, ensuring profitability and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Monitor performance metrics, identify loss trends and propose corrective actions to improve results.
• Contribute to the development of underwriting strategy, pricing models and product enhancements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, capacity providers and industry partners.
• Represent the company at market meetings, broker visits and industry events.
• Identify new opportunities and support sustainable growth initiatives within the marine segment.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for internal teams and stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance and training to junior underwriters and support staff.
• Lead complex account negotiations and support large or strategic placements.
• Work closely with the claims team and support staff to ensure holistic risk understanding.
• Participate in internal underwriting committees, audits and portfolio reviews.

• Underwriting experience within marine insurance (preferably liability).
• Strong understanding of maritime operations, vessel types, supply chain risks and global marine markets.
• Proven track record of profitable underwriting.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Established broker relationship management.
• High attention to detail and compliance discipline.
• Right to work in the UK

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On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [email protected] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.