Senior Underwriter PRCB

AXA Group; Paris; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

AXA XL is seeking a Senior Underwriter for its Political Risk, Credit & Bond team in Paris. This role involves delivering underwriting services while analyzing risks, maintaining client relationships, and overseeing financial compliance. Ideal candidates will have a background in legal or banking, along with excellent analytical and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in political risk and credit insurance.
• Excellent communication skills in French and English.
• Ability to respond to changing environments with flexibility.

Responsabilités

• Underwrite business within agreed plans and authority limits.
• Monitor financial exposure and premium income.
• Analyze portfolio performance and drive profitable growth.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Sales/Marketing skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Organizational skills

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Description du poste

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As a Senior Underwriter for AXA XL’s Political Risk, Credit & Bond team in Paris/ France you will be responsible for delivering a profitable ‘Underwriting’ service to your clients. Your key tasks include: underwriting business within the agreed business plan and individual authority; supporting the business planning and forecasting process; monitoring financial exposure within outlined limits; monitoring premium income to ensure it remains within set limits; maintaining awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims; building and maintaining relationships with brokers and clients; supporting the design and structuring of risks.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk by reference to business strategy and risk appetite.
• Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting management team but also guiding and supporting other underwriters, working with risk team members and supporting functions such as middle office, legal and compliance.
• Analyze performance of portfolio as well as individual account performance and develop appropriate action to drive profitable growth based upon the analysis.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements
• Understand the strategy and targets of AXA XL including financial measures.
• Plan, develop and integrate distribution & marketing plans to achieve top and bottom line objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships with key groups and individuals within the French market, as well as European countries and with London Brokers.
• Promote the company's expertise by participating in industry conferences and events while regularly conducting and taking leadership roles in client and broker meetings.
• Negotiate with brokers to win targeted business at the right price, while declining business that is not in line with strategy or pricing.
• Operate at all times within defined authority level and in line with AXA XL’s underwriting policies, rules and guidelines, and referral requirements.
• Develop and drive customer service performance.
• Deliver service excellence through effective collaboration including contribution to the recording and maintenance of high-quality data in underwriting systems.
• Support the business planning and forecasting process.
• Maintain awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
• Possess an expert level of technical knowledge and skills including industry and products (Asset Finance, Project Finance, Export Finance, CF/ CR, UFCB).

You will report to the Head of France/Benelux for Political Risk, Credit & Bond.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent). A legal and/or a banking background would be an asset.
• Proven experience in political risk and credit insurance acquired at an insurer, bank, or export credit agency.
• Possesses demonstrated high-level and extensive technical knowledge and skills, including product and industry knowledge, reflective of successful progression through various job levels.
• Advanced analytical, negotiation and sales/marketing skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English.
• Organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills combined with a work ethic.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Demonstrated ability to build and maintain insured and broker contacts.
• Ability to develop and understand business processes, strategy and planning.
• Ability to respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation.
• Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.