Job Description:
At AXA Commercial, we support our business customers, large and small, by making it easy for them to do business with us in the way that suits them. Whether they insure with us via brokers, directly on the phone or online through comparison sites, we’ve got them covered. Building on our success, a key initiative for the future of AXA Commercial is enhancing our current team and we’re excited to bring to market a role as a Lead Trading Underwriter specialising in Property and Casualty.
In this role you’ll develop excellent broker and client relationships to deliver a strong pipeline of cases to deliver target KPI’s for the branch. You’ll play a vital role in supporting the growth of new clients and the management of existing clients in the Mid Corporate space.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

WHO WE ARE:

AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.
Salary: Dependent on experienc

• Proactively lead the development of strong trading relationships in the London Market, serving as a subject matter expert for Mid Corporate customers with a GWP of £250k+.
• Actively develop and maintain a robust pipeline of new business opportunities, taking full ownership of generating profitable business from a designated panel.
• Manage and fully own engagement with both the broker panel and client allocation, ensuring effective communication and relationship management.
• Serve as a referral point for Mid Corporate customers to connect with key internal stakeholders across risk management and claims teams.
• Ensure that trading teams underwrite new and existing business profitably and consistently, adhering to established underwriting practices and utilising available tools.
• Coach and train Senior Underwriters to enhance their technical and trading capabilities for both new and existing business.
• Act as a referral point for Senior Underwriters, providing technical and trading input to improve decision quality within their empowerment.
• Effectively promote and implement AXA’s strategy, product range, and key differentiators to leverage commercial opportunities, while also contributing to loss ratio control through proper underwriting controls.
  Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.