Senior Underwriter, Political Risk and Credit, Specialty

AXA•Washington, DC

About The Position

As a Senior Underwriter, Political Risk and Credit, you’ll deliver profitable underwriting services to global clients and prospects on behalf of the Americas region. You will apply deep risk insight to structure and price coverage, manage exposures, and build outstanding client and broker relationships. Your contributions will help expand our political risk and credit insurance capabilities across the portfolio.

Requirements

Extensive underwriting experience in political and/or credit risk for large commercial banks, development finance institutions and multinational corporates.
Deep understanding of credit and political risk insurance policy wordings and ability to negotiate key policy terms and conditions with brokers and clients.
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
Demonstrated technical knowledge in political risk insurance, credit insurance, and related products, robust understanding of international markets and macro risk drivers.
Proven ability to represent AXA XL with gravitas, professionalism, and sound judgment.
Robust analytical and problem-solving skills, paired with outstanding sales, negotiation, and relationship-management capabilities.
Excellent organizational, time-management, and multi-tasking abilities; self-directed and adaptable to a dynamic environment.
Ability to understand and influence business processes, strategy, and planning; willingness to collaborate across teams.
Robust communication skills, with the ability to present complex risk concepts clearly to senior client and broker audiences.
Knowledge of sanctions regimes, export controls, AML considerations, and regulatory compliance.
Proficiency in common risk analytics tools and MS Office; familiarity with underwriting systems and data-driven decision making.
Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

Underwrite a pipeline of new transactions and service a portfolio of existing transactions and develop new business aligned to business unit goals; design and manage underwriting strategies for political risk and credit lines within your portfolio.
Represent AXA XL in client meetings with senior executives and brokers, delivering clear, credible risk insights.
Assess and price risk across the full spectrum of credit and political risk transactions, with a particular focus on project and structured credit, development and impact finance and multicounty political risk insurance programs; in all cases determine appropriate premiums and coverage within delegated authority.
Participating in internal transaction triage and assessment discussions on individual risks contributes to the refinement of underwriting standards and policy wordings.
Negotiate with brokers and clients within authority, balancing profitability with client needs.
Build and nurture brokers and client relationships; identify and establish new distribution channels.
Maintain up-to-date expertise on products, markets, sanctions, export controls, and regulatory requirements to better identify hidden risks for clients.
Promote AXA XL expertise by participating in industry events and leading client/broker discussions on risk.
Ensure compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines, legal requirements, and policy terms.
Support business planning and forecasting; monitor exposures and premium income against limits.
Monitor advised claims and providE input on settlement strategy as appropriate.
Identify opportunities for new product development and cross-market collaboration with other AXA XL lines; align with regional and global strategic priorities.
Collaborate effectively in a team environment, supporting underwriter colleagues, underwriting assistants, and management.