Senior Underwriter - Property - CorSo
About The Position
Our Commercial Property underwriting team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Underwriter with recognized experience and visibility in the Commercial Property insurance market. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in underwriting both global and domestic large, enterprise-sized corporations. This role involves managing a portfolio of accounts, analyzing and underwriting exposures including Natural Catastrophe hazards, assessing technical insurability, preparing quotations, structuring programs, and offering proposals in accordance with guidelines. The position requires using Swiss Re tools and systems, entering and maintaining risk information, administering accounts, establishing and maintaining a book of business, and marketing/originating prospects. Additionally, the role involves coaching less experienced underwriters, leading internal and external projects, representing Swiss Re in meetings with clients and brokers, and building strong relationships. A key aspect of the role is the technical analysis of man-made and Nat Cat property exposures, policy terms, and pricing metrics, as well as structuring capacity deployment and negotiating key terms aligned with the underwriting strategy.
Requirements
- 4-10+ years' experience as an underwriter (of medium to large corporate accounts)
- Knowledge of complex shared and layered program structures as well as 100% Single Carrier business
- In depth knowledge of insurance and commercial property underwriting in the central region
- Proficiency in the use of underwriting tools, applications, and guidelines
- Solid experience and understanding of Nat Cat and man-made risk management and loss prevention
- Negotiating skills and the ability to handle multiple deals in parallel
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the structuring and fronting of global programs (preferred - not a must have)
- Experience working with Captives also a plus
- Skills working across diverse occupancies including heavy manufacturing preferred
- Strong broker and client network in the local region
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of accounts including fronted global property programs
- Analyze and underwrite exposures including Natural Catastrophe hazards
- Assess technical insurability regarding exposures and coverages on new offer and renewal submissions
- Prepare quotations, structure programs, and offer proposals in accordance with guidelines
- Use Swiss Re tools and systems for the development of terms and conditions
- Enter and maintain risk information into the various information systems and administer the accounts
- Establish and maintain a book of business as well as marketing and originating prospects
- Coach less experienced underwriters when necessary
- Lead internal (technical/organizational) and/or external (market/client development) projects
- Represent Swiss Re in meetings with clients, brokers, and other Swiss Re Group entities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients and team members
- Technical analysis of manmade and Nat Cat property exposures as well as policy terms and pricing metrics
- Structuring capacity deployment and negotiating key terms that align with our underwriting strategy
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Total compensation approach considering base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
