Head of Underwriting - Reinsurance

Amethyst Partners; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Amethyst Partners in Dubai seeks a Head of Commercial Reinsurance Underwriting to lead strategy and portfolio performance across Treaty and Facultative lines. You will own risk selection, pricing, and terms while expanding the business into Middle East, Africa, Asia and beyond.

The role requires 15+ years in reinsurance underwriting, strong leadership, and a global broker network. You will shape underwriting governance and drive analytics to optimize profitability and risk.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in reinsurance underwriting, with strong Treaty and/or Facultative exposure.
• Proven track record of building and managing profitable reinsurance portfolios.
• Strong commercial understanding of international reinsurance markets and broker relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the commercial reinsurance underwriting strategy across Treaty and/or Facultative business.
• Build, manage and grow a profitable and diversified reinsurance portfolio across selected commercial and specialty classes.
• Underwrite and assess complex Treaty and Facultative submissions, including risk selection, pricing, terms, conditions, limits and capacity.
• Develop and maintain underwriting appetite, guidelines, authorities and referral frameworks.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and other international markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, cedants, reinsurers and other key market stakeholders.
• Develop new products, facilities and tailored reinsurance solutions in response to market opportunities.
• Monitor portfolio performance, profitability, accumulation and exposure against agreed underwriting parameters.
• Provide senior management with regular reporting on premium, exposure, loss ratios, profitability, pipeline and portfolio development.
• Ensure underwriting decisions remain aligned with the company's risk appetite, governance and overall business strategy.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of underwriting systems, processes, controls and data analytics.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to the development of the wider underwriting team.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Portfolio management

Treaty reinsurance

Facultative reinsurance

Market development

Data analytics

Stakeholder relationships

Strategic planning

Technical underwriting

Tools

Underwriting systems

Data analytics tools

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a growing international reinsurance group to lead and develop its Commercial Reinsurance Underwriting portfolio.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Commercial Reinsurance Underwriting with a strong background across Treaty and/or Facultative reinsurance to take ownership of the underwriting strategy, portfolio performance, market development and technical direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the commercial reinsurance underwriting strategy across Treaty and/or Facultative business.
• Build, manage and grow a profitable and diversified reinsurance portfolio across selected commercial and specialty classes.
• Underwrite and assess complex Treaty and Facultative submissions, including risk selection, pricing, terms, conditions, limits and capacity.
• Develop and maintain underwriting appetite, guidelines, authorities and referral frameworks.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and other international markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, cedants, reinsurers and other key market stakeholders.
• Develop new products, facilities and tailored reinsurance solutions in response to market opportunities.
• Monitor portfolio performance, profitability, accumulation and exposure against agreed underwriting parameters.
• Provide senior management with regular reporting on premium, exposure, loss ratios, profitability, pipeline and portfolio development.
• Ensure underwriting decisions remain aligned with the company's risk appetite, governance and overall business strategy.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of underwriting systems, processes, controls and data analytics.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to the development of the wider underwriting team.

Ideal Background

• 15+ years of experience in reinsurance underwriting, with strong Treaty and/or Facultative exposure.
• Proven track record of building and managing profitable reinsurance portfolios.
• Strong commercial understanding of international reinsurance markets and broker relationships.
• Experience across relevant commercial and specialty classes.
• Strong technical underwriting, portfolio management and analytical capabilities.
• Established network across international reinsurance markets.
• Strong leadership and business development capabilities, with the ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels.