Underwriter - Commercial Property

Beazley; Cárcer; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned underwriter to develop and manage a Commercial Property portfolio across European markets. This role involves leveraging your underwriting expertise to structure tailored solutions, monitor profitability, and foster strong client relationships. You will play a crucial part in enhancing the market reputation of the firm while ensuring compliance with underwriting standards. If you are passionate about driving business success and have a knack for building lasting client partnerships, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Formación

• Proven experience in developing and underwriting commercial property portfolios.
• Strong analytical skills for risk assessment and premium evaluation.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and underwrite a profitable portfolio of Commercial Property.
• Advise clients on insurance and risk matters to ensure satisfaction.

Conocimientos

Underwriting Expertise

Risk Assessment

Client Relationship Management

Market Analysis

Educación

Degree in Finance or Insurance

Professional Certification in Underwriting

Herramientas

Rating Models

Business Management Software

Descripción del empleo

Reports To: As per Beazley’s organisation chart

Key Relationships: Brokers, own staff, underwriters, claims, coverholders, external clients and suppliers

Job Summary: Develop and underwrite a Commercial Property portfolio in regional European markets, within the Property Risks team and provide counsel and advice on underwriting and market issues. Provide technical expertise in this business area and maintain and improve market reputation of the Beazley brand. Reporting into a European Portfolio Lead, this is a senior position, with responsibility for the input into planning and execution for the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and underwrite a profitable portfolio of Commercial Property as part of the Property Risks team.
• Structure tailor-made solutions by considering the team underwriting parameters and underwriting policy and using underwriting knowledge and experience to win new business and retain existing.
• Monitor premiums, costs and claims ratios per contract and take corrective measures if necessary to ensure long term profitability at account level.
• Evaluate appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs, reinsurance cessions, capital exposure as well as the Underwriting and general administration costs to ensure profitability, using rating models as applicable.
• Monitor peer underwriters in their daily work to ensure profitability as well as efficient and cost effective administration of the Commercial Property account.
• Monitor and supervise assistants in their daily work to ensure compliance with underwriting philosophy and policy and consistency within the team and Property Risks.
• Comply with Beazley’s underwriting control standards for business written through Lloyd’s or any of Beazley’s subsidiaries or internal MGAs.
• Develop a good working relationship with the claims managers on this class of business.

Client Management:

• Advise, assist and service clients on insurance and risk matters to ensure clients’ satisfaction.
• Foster positive relationships with clients to get a mutual understanding of both their and Beazley’s needs.
• Maintenance of good business relationships with brokers.
• Maintain awareness of overall Beazley product range and take advantages of opportunities to introduce other Beazley products to clients.

General:

• Leverage networking opportunities within the business to develop standardised underwriting policy and best practice within Beazley.
• Develop best practice and disseminate business and class knowledge within the Property Risks team.
• Work with peers within Property Risks to maximise business opportunities and profitability within the department. This will include but not be limited to sharing market information, marketing sources and cross selling opportunities.
• Share and gather knowledge within the Beazley Group to ensure dissemination of best practice and maximise business opportunities and profitability within the Group.
• Production of presentations and marketing literature as required.
• Production of business plans / research documents for the Commercial Property account as required.

It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere to Beazley’s core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better, and Doing the Right Thing – as they contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers. We also expect Beazley employees to:

• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct which incorporates FCA and PRA Conduct rules.
• Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system.
• Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.