Chief Underwriting Officer | Prudential Regulation Authority Handbook & Rulebook
Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

Part

Insurance - Senior Management Functions

Chapter

Chief Underwriting Officer

Printed on: 12/06/2025

Rulebook at: 04/05/2025


9

Chief Underwriting Officer

9.1

This Chapter applies only to firms that carry on general insurance business and to managing agents.

  • 07/03/2016

9.2

The Chief Underwriting Officer function (SMF23) is the function of having responsibility, in respect of the firm’s general insurance business, for the underwriting decisions in respect of material insurance risks that:

  1. (1) in relation to firms that carry on general insurance business, are borne by the firm; or
  2. (2) in relation to managing agents, are borne by members.
  • 10/12/2018