Senior property underwriter

SCOR; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SCOR Global P&C, SBS in Paris, seeks a senior property underwriter to develop and manage a high-value portfolio. You will underwrite and negotiate terms for large corporate accounts, build broker and client relationships across EMEA and London markets, and contribute to profitability with a technical underwriting approach.

You will collaborate with underwriting peers, risk modelers, and claims teams while traveling to client sites as needed. SCOR supports career growth and global risk solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of underwriting experience in insurance/reinsurance.
• Experience with property class of business for large corporates.
• Ability to assess risk quality through survey reviews.
• Established market relationships in insurance markets (EMEA/London).

Responsabilités

• Manage and develop the existing Property portfolio (renewals, endorsements, claims involvement).
• Analyze, select, and underwrite submissions using a technical approach (risk survey analysis, pricing, policy wording, terms & conditions).
• Ensure profitability and portfolio quality in line with SBS underwriting guidelines.
• Contribute to overall business results through sound and disciplined underwriting.
• Develop SCOR's Property market share in collaboration with EMEA commercial teams.
• Originate new business opportunities and maintain a regular flow of submissions.
• Promote SBS capabilities to brokers, corporate clients and ceding companies across EMEA and London market.
• Represent SCOR at industry events and client meetings.
• Maintain strong relationships with brokers and stakeholders across EMEA.
• Travel ~25 days per year for risk visits and client meetings.

Connaissances

Property underwriting

Broker relationships

Risk assessment

Portfolio management

Description du poste

The key role of the senior property underwriter is to Develop, negotiate, underwrite and manage a book of general property accounts, in the large corporate segment. Contribute to the overall results of the Group by sound technical and profitable underwriting Build and manage Broker and Client relationships in the European (including French) Market, London Market and more globally the EMEAC region. Develop SCOR's market share and leadership position

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

Within SCOR Global P&C, SCOR Business Solutions is the central unit dedicated to insuring the business risks faced by large corporate companies. SBS has been serving its customers for 45 years and has maintained a continuous presence in the market by upholding a strong technical culture supported by SCOR's best-in-class financial strength rating.
At SBS, business activity is structured around four regions (Americas, LATAM, EMEA, APAC) through several global lines of business (General Property, Construction, Energy, Power, Casualty, Financial Lines, Marine/Cargo and Space/Aviation). Clients in each region are served by specialized underwriters who rely on SCOR's technical expertise and client knowledge.
SBS is recognized as a Tier 1 insurance and reinsurance market in EMEA. The EMEA Property team consists of eleven underwriters located in Paris, London, Zurich, and Cologne, and is a part of of a Global Underwriting Property platform including New York, Singapore and Bogota. The EMEA Property team plays a central role in cross-selling and product development, and has built a diversified portfolio with worldwide exposure. They are led by the EMEA Regional Head of Property.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Manage and develop the existing Property portfolio (renewals, endorsements, claims involvement)
• Analyze, select, and underwrite submissions using a technical approach (risk survey analysis, pricing, policy wording, and terms & conditions)
• Ensure profitability and portfolio quality in line with SBS underwriting guidelines
• Contribute to overall business results through sound and disciplined underwriting
• Business Development & Market Positioning
• Develop SCOR's Property market share in collaboration with EMEA commercial teams
• Originate new business opportunities and maintain a regular flow of submissions
• Promote SBS capabilities to brokers, corporate clients and ceding companies across EMEA and London market
• Represent SCOR at industry events (seminars, conferences, client meetings)
• Client & Broker Relationship Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and key stakeholders across EMEA
• Conduct regular client meetings, risk visits and project site visits (approx. 25 days business travel per year)
• Ensure high-quality service and long-term partnership development
• Work closely with underwriting peers across the SBS network to ensure consistency and team alignment
• Collaborate with technical assistants, claims teams and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and business intelligence within the team
• Foster a strong team spirit across EMEA
• Produce and share portfolio analysis and market intelligence insights
• Report regularly on accounts, underwriting performance and commercial activity
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timely entry of data in underwriting systems
• Maintain reliable data to support portfolio monitoring and decision-making
• Governance, Compliance & Expertise
• Ensure underwriting practices comply with legal, regulatory and SBS frameworks
• Develop and maintain technical expertise in selected industries
• Contribute to continuous improvement of underwriting practices and standards.

Required experience & competencies

You are a senior property underwriter with a former international or domestic experience, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in insurance/reinsurance market.

Experience

• Established underwriter with several years of underwriting experience in Property class of business
• Proven underwriting skills for complex property program of large corporates.
• Proven ability to assess risk quality through survey report reviews.
• Market recognition and sound reputation across insurance market
• Ideally established market relationships

Optional : Broking experience, industry or risk management experience, experience of writing international business, risk engineering