I&rsquo;m a senior principal consultant on the actuarial team in London. I specialise in actuarial and data science focusing primarily on personal and commercial lines, supporting the London and Lloyd&rsquo;s market.
I work with a range of clients from small start-ups to some of the largest insurers in the UK. I also additionally support clients within the insurtech space.
Some key areas of my role include understanding my candidates' next career steps and meshing them with a role and organisation suited for their skill set. Taking a consultative approach to my work, I provide both my candidates and clients with market updates including the supply of talent, salary benchmarking and motivations for movements in the market.
Going that extra mile is what I enjoy. I take pride in my work in supporting businesses and my candidates' next career steps, but I&rsquo;m also invested in building strong relationships outside of just a transactional approach and delivering a service that can add further support.​
What does being an opportunity maker mean to you? Adding value outside of the &ldquo;transactional&rdquo; side of the job. Whether that&rsquo;s speaking to a candidate who&rsquo;s not looking to move about, salary benchmarking, or helping other people at Eames.
Typical Roles Sourced:
<ul>
<li>Director of Pricing&nbsp;</li>
<li>Head of Pricing&nbsp;</li>
<li>Pricing Manager&nbsp;</li>
<li>Senior Pricing Analyst&nbsp;</li>
<li>Head of Reserving&nbsp;</li>
<li>Reserving Actuary&nbsp;</li>
<li>Head of Capital&nbsp;</li>
<li>Capital Actuary&nbsp;</li>
<li>Underwriting Manager (Regional)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Underwriter (Regional)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

London

Sam Baker

Specialist Disciplines

Actuarial

Broking & Underwriting

Existing Business Trading Underwriter - Property & Liability

We're recruiting for an Existing Business Trading Underwriter - Property &amp; Liability to join a leading UK insurer's Leeds team, helping grow profitable business by building strong relationships with brokers and customers. You'll work within the Existing Business team delivering tailored underwriting solutions, working independently within your authority and collaborating on more complex risks when needed. Your work will directly support the insurer's strategy and customer-first approach.
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Key Responsibilities
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Underwrite profitable existing business across Property and Liability within agreed guidelines, managing your own renewals portfolio and making sound technical and commercial underwriting decisions</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Build and maintain strong broker and customer relationships, providing technical support and resolving queries to deliver excellent customer outcomes and long-term partnerships</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborate with internal teams to deliver the best customer outcomes, working independently within your authority while seeking guidance on more complex cases when appropriate</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Manage your own portfolio effectively, planning and prioritising your time to contribute to team success while directly supporting profitable growth and retention targets</li>
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Qualifications&nbsp;
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience in Property and Liability underwriting with strong technical capability and ability to work independently within delegated authority while collaborating effectively on complex risks</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong communication and negotiation skills with proven ability to build and maintain broker and customer relationships, provide technical support, and manage time effectively</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Knowledge of FCA and relevant regulations combined with experience working in a large, complex insurance organisation</li>
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Existing Business Trading Underwriter - Property & Liability

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Sam Baker