Client Underwriter Brazil & South Cone

Swiss Re - Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Swiss Re is introducing a new underwriting role for a Senior Client Underwriter based in São Paulo. You will manage client relations, lead underwriting analyses, and develop a profitable portfolio while fostering collaboration within a diverse team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in underwriting and a strong academic background.

Qualificações

• Minimum of 5 years of insurance/reinsurance underwriting experience.
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English (Spanish is a plus).
• Ability to travel 20-25% within the allocated region.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and foster client relations across management levels.
• Perform end-to-end underwriting analyses for core business.
• Support knowledge exchange and coach less experienced colleagues.

Conhecimentos

Client management

Portfolio steering

Risk assessment

Strategic mindset

Negotiation skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, Mathematics or Engineering

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This is the new underwriting job type we are introducing to our operating model across the Business Unit!

Why consider this new role? You will be the single point of contact and decision maker for clients, entirely responsible for providing high quality underwriting, portfolio, and client management. You will deliver "holistic underwriting", which means balancing different aspects of the risk to build and maintain a profitable book of business.

About the Role:

Your focus will be on building a portfolio of clients and contracts that outperforms the market benchmark.

A successful (Senior) Client Underwriter will combine world class origination, client management and Underwriting Excellence skills.

Key responsibilities include:

Client management, sales, and industry interaction:

• Develop and foster client relations across the range of management levels (incl. C-suite)
• Build and maintain a strong external network
• Find opportunities in your client portfolio to grow the Core business and develop Transactions and Solutions in collaboration with the relevant specialists within the principles of "right service right client"
• Understand the products offered by our competitors. Anticipate and analyze future industry/economic/legal/market trends
• Perform end-to-end underwriting analyses for core business including risk selection, simple costing, contracts review and structuring
• Develop a financially outperforming portfolio by providing input in the portfolio strategy
• Evaluate & assess treaties in accordance with company guidelines and standards

Knowledge building & applying technology:

• Support knowledge exchange across regions, regularly coach and train less experienced colleagues and help to improve all supporting technology, e.g., simplified tools for costing and pricing

About the Team:

You will join a team of 2 Client Underwriters with diverse experiences, mentalities and skills reporting who like working together to make the most out of the opportunities that the market brings. You will report to the Market Head of Brazil & South Cone based in Sao Paulo – Brazil.

About You:

• Minimum of 5 years of insurance/reinsurance underwriting experience; reinsurance, portfolio management and/or client management
• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, Mathematics or Engineering is a key-differentiator
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English (Spanish is a plus)
• Ability to travel 20-25% within your allocated region (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil)

Technical and soft skills:

• Contractual knowledge, strategic mindset, market intelligence, portfolio steering, product knowledge, risk assessment & appetite
• Business acumen, client management, consultancy skills, judgement & decision making, negotiation skills
• Excellent client management skills to build and develop relationships with clients and brokers

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

All our positions are affirmative for people with disabilities.

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