Group Underwriting Manager

Intelligent Solutions Recruitment Specialists; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational insurance company seeks a Group Underwriting Manager MEA in Dubai. The role involves leading the Reinsurance team, managing client expectations, and ensuring the accuracy of pricing through effective strategies and collaboration across multiple functions. Candidates should possess a strong background in underwriting with a focus on Dubai Health Reinsurance and demonstrate successful negotiation skills with major corporate clients.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in an underwriting position, ideally within Dubai Health Reinsurance.
• 3 years of (re)insurance management experience.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Reinsurance team and manage adherence to departmental goals.
• Review and approve quotations for new and existing customers.
• Ensure accurate pricing through monitoring and reporting.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Insurance or related field

Professional insurance qualification (e.g. CII)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Intelligent Solutions have partnered with a large multinational Insurance company to hire a Group Underwriting Manager MEA for their team in Dubai United Arab Emirates. In this role you will drive the involvement of functional areas including actuarial finance operations and take action on emerging trends that impact the accuracy of pricing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Reinsurance team to deliver on departmental goals and monitor adherence to plan.
  
• Lead and manage the team ensuring organizational structure and processes are best fit to serve external and internal customers.
  
• Review and approval of quotations for new and existing customers in line with growth strategy.
  
• Ensure that all new business renewal quotations and pricing requests are addressed in a manner designed to secure clients.
  
• Positively represent the company internally and externally to the market (including client negotiations).
  
• Work closely with Portfolio Monitoring team to ensure adequate monitoring and reporting is in place and is shared with the appropriate audience in a timely manner.
  
• Take action quickly on emerging trends or any changes in the business that impact the accurate of pricing.
  
• Drive and proactively monitor a consistent and coherent global underwriting governance framework ensuring alignment of processes between the different lines of business.
  
• Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in the Underwriting and Pricing process including e.g. Actuarial Finance Operations.
  
• Responsible for Health Safety and Welfare within the team.
  

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of a proven track record in an Underwriting position ideally within Dubai Health Reinsurance.
  
• Minimum of 3 years (re)insurance management experience in a relevant line of business.
  
• Proven experience of consistently delivering to tight and exacting deadlines.
  
• Proven track record of successful negotiations with large corporate clients.
  
• Preferably Degree and / or professional insurance qualification (e.g. CII).
  
• Strong knowledge of MS Office especially Excel.
  

Required Experience:

Manager