Financial Lines Manager

Financial Lines Manager (Professional Indemnity) - Wholesale

Location: Ireland (Hybrid - 2-3 days office: Mon, Tues & Fri)

Salary: €70,000 - €80,000 + 10% Bonus

Reporting to: Wholesale Managing Director / Head of Wholesale

Role Overview

The Financial Lines Manager - Professional Indemnity is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for building, stabilising, and scaling a high-performing financial lines portfolio.

This is a player-manager position, combining day-to-day trading, underwriting leadership, and team development. The successful individual will take ownership of a new Delegated Underwriting Authority (DUA) focused initially on construction-related PI risks (Design & Construct, Architects, Engineers, Surveyors), with a clear mandate to grow and expand the portfolio.

You will play a critical role in delivering early wins, building insurer confidence, and creating momentum for long-term scalable growth.

Key Priorities - First 6 Months

1. Stabilise & Scale the DUA

• Fully operationalise the PI DUA (governance, underwriting appetite, pricing, turnaround times)
• Establish strong underwriting discipline and decision-making frameworks from day one
• Deliver credible early volume within core construction segments
• Build insurer confidence and position the DUA for future expansion

2. Drive Hands-On Trading & Revenue Momentum

• Lead from the front on quoting, negotiation, and complex placements
• Set the standard for trading excellence across the team
• Achieve visible early wins across both new business and renewals
• Accelerate pipeline conversion and build a sustainable revenue base

3. Build a High-Performing, Scalable Team

• Structure and galvanise a team of 6 across new business and renewals
• Define clear roles, KPIs, referral thresholds, and trading cadence
• Develop technical capability to support scale without compromising quality
• Create a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative culture

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Growth & Strategy

• Own and grow the Financial Lines portfolio, with a core focus on Professional Indemnity
• Deliver consistent new business and renewal growth aligned to targets
• Execute a clear and progressive growth strategy
• Expand into new sectors as the DUA evolves

DUA Ownership

• Lead and manage the delegated underwriting authority
• Ensure strong governance, compliance, and underwriting standards
• Monitor performance, pricing, and loss trends
• Work closely with insurer partners to support ongoing capacity and expansion

Trading & Market Leadership

• Actively quote, negotiate, and place risks daily
• Lead on complex or high-value cases
• Build and maintain strong insurer and London Market relationships
• Attend insurer meetings and industry events (including travel to London where required)

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 6
• Drive performance through clear expectations and accountability
• Act as a key referral point for underwriting and commercial decisions
• Foster a culture of ownership, pace, and continuous improvement

Broker & Market Engagement

• Strengthen relationships with broker partners
• Position the business as a specialist PI and Financial Lines provider
• Share market insights, trends, and appetite changes internally

Governance & Operations

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal standards
• Maintain strong underwriting and operational discipline
• Support scalable processes and continuous improvement initiatives

About You

Experience

• 8-10+ years' experience in Professional Indemnity (broking, underwriting, or hybrid)
• Strong track record of growing a financial lines or PI book
• Experience with Delegated Underwriting Authorities (desirable)
• Exposure to construction PI risks highly advantageous
• London Market experience beneficial

Skills & Behaviours

• Decisive and confident decision-maker
• Commercially driven with a strong trading mindset
• Hands-on leader who leads from the front
• Strong market knowledge and insurer relationships
• Ability to galvanise and align a team around common goals
• Progressive thinker with a growth mindset
• High energy, resilient, and results-focused

Qualifications

• CIP (minimum), with progress toward ACII / MDI desirable
• Strong technical knowledge of PI wordings and underwriting principles

Why This Role?

• Opportunity to build and scale a new DUA from the ground up
• High visibility role with direct impact on business growth
• Strong autonomy and ability to shape strategy
• Blend of leadership, trading, and market engagement
• Backed by a globally recognised brand with strong insurer relationships