Senior Underwriter – 28785

The Emerald Group; Cologne; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Emerald Group is seeking an Underwriter based in Cologne to ensure underwriting activities align with company guidelines and rules. You will work with cross-functional teams, providing expert knowledge of the assistance market while maintaining profitability and compliance.

Responsibilities include policy compliance, pricing governance, and supporting commercial negotiations; requires strong analytical skills, numeric affinity, and fluent German and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in economics, statistics, or mathematics.
• Profound knowledge of travel insurance and partial knowledge of other P&C risks.
• Experience in insurance/assistance with proven track record.

Responsabilités

• Comply with underwriting policy and delegated authorities and deal approval processes.
• Govern pricing and underwriting standards.
• Lead as role model for other underwriters and support a motivated team.
• Structure deal terms with clients and commercial teams; pursue new business.
• Proactively manage the in-force portfolio to defend profitability.
• Support commercial teams in negotiations and client meetings.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Data handling

Programming (ideally)

German language

English language

Product & risk management

Formation

Bachelor/Master in economics/statistics/mathematics

Description du poste

Reporting into the Head of Underwriting, the Underwriter is responsible for ensuring that all underwriting activities are aligned with the Company Underwriting guidelines and application rules. He/she is providing expert understanding and knowledge of the Assistance market and is working in cooperation with x-functional teams to ensure that the groups remains competitive, profitable as well as compliant.

• Location: Cologne
• Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities

• Complying and promoting Assistance Underwriting Policy and UW delegated authorities and deal approval process
• Ensuring application and governance of overall pricing & underwriting standards
• Leading as role model for other Underwriters and contributing to a highly motivated team to meet every day work and deadlines
• Working closely with clients and Commercial to structure deal terms and prioritizing new business opportunities
• Pro-active managing the in-force portfolio to defend the long-term profitability of the business
• Supporting the Commercial teams on key negotiations and client meetings
• Bachelor/master’s in economics/statistics/mathematics
• Profound knowledge of full scope of travel insurance and partial knowledge of the other P&C risks, background ideally in insurance / assistance company with the proven track
• Very good command in German and English
• High affinity in working with numbers, raw data, ideally expertise on programming
• Strong technical knowledge of product and risk management
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, as well as creative and well organized