Risk Investors Group Insurance Trader

Cargill Russia; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and agricultural company is seeking an Insurance Associate in London. This position involves managing insurance policies, fostering relationships with brokers, and preparing marketing information for transactions. Applicants should have over 5 years of relevant underwriting experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Outstanding career development opportunities

Qualifications

• More than 5 years underwriting experience in Political Risk and Credit Insurance.
• Good understanding of structured trade finance and loan syndications.

Responsibilities

• Manage buyer insurance policies.
• Foster relationships with brokers and insurers.
• Prepare information for marketing transactions.

Skills

Understanding of letters of credit

Knowledge of Political Risk Insurance

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or Law

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Insurance Associate will be responsible for developing and cultivating new and existing internal and external relationships. In this role, you will apply substantial knowledge of and experience with insurance products to ensure successful marketing and placement of transactions generated by the Trade and Capital Markets Group and wider Cargill. You will also participate in generating innovation ideas and developing new product strategies.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage single buyer insurance policies
• Foster our broker and insurance relationships
• Partner collaboratively to explore new and ongoing commercial opportunities with traders
• Analysing and understanding financial profiles of sovereigns, financial institutions and corporates in assigned geo markets
• Preparing and collating information for marketing of transactions and communicating feedback from the insurance market internally
• Providing timely insights on key market developments, products and structures
• Contribute to generate innovation ideas and develop new product strategies
• Independently handle complex transactions with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues when appropriate

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Finance, Business, Economics, Law) or equivalent experience; More than 5 years underwriting experience in Political Risk and Credit Insurance

Required Skills

• Good understanding of letters of credit/standby letters of credit, guarantees, receivable financing, structured trade finance, loan syndications
• Good understanding and knowledge of Political Risk and Credit Insurance policy wordings and terms
• Knowledge of funded solutions
• Strong communication and presentation skills – both written and verbal
• Ability to make sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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