Team Leader Underwriting

Hiscox

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Location
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Posted
July 14, 2026

Job Description

Job Type:

Permanent

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The Role

You will be responsible for underwriting new business and renewing a portfolio of existing Professional Indemnity and Commercial Risks for the Hiscox Ireland Desk Underwriting Team portfolio. Alongside your underwriting responsibilities, you will lead the day-to-day performance of the Desk Underwriting Team, ensuring effective workload prioritisation, strong service delivery, sound performance management, and the ongoing development of team members. You will also build strong broker relationships, identify cross-sell opportunities, and foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture aligned to business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

β€’ Lead and manage the Desk Underwriting Team, setting clear objectives and creating a high-performing, accountable and collaborative team culture.

β€’ Manage team capacity, prioritise workloads and ensure service, quality and turn...