Sports & Entertainment Underwriting Manager

Corgi

Head of Sports Underwriting managing risk selection, pricing, and policy design for sports insurance at Corgi. Build and lead underwriting team in a fast-moving environment.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeLondon • California, Illinois, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 £100,000 - £200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own risk selection, pricing, and appetite across NGBs, professional teams, and events.
Shape policy design and wording, not just the rate.
Codify your judgment into rating models, appetite rules, and referral logic.
Review referrals and complex risks, and feed every decision back into the system.
Build and lead the sports underwriting team from the ground up as the book scales.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years underwriting sports, leisure, or entertainment risks at a carrier, MGA, or Lloyd's syndicate – this is a specialist seat, not a generalist one.
Strong P&C fundamentals across liability lines.
Fluency in sports exposure: sanctioned events, club and NGB structures.
Well-rounded: credible on pricing, wordings, appetite, and risk selection.
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
Contingency or A&H exposure alongside your P&C book (Nice to Have).
Experience building rating plans, appetite frameworks, or underwriting guidelines from scratch (Nice to Have).
Experience hiring and leading underwriters (Nice to Have).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

UnderwritingRating ModelsAppetite FrameworksP&C FundamentalsLiability Lines

Soft Skills

Decision-MakingCollaborationAdaptability