W&I Underwriter / Southern Europe

IDEX Consulting Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Consulting Ltd is assisting a corporate insurer in search of a W&I Underwriter with a focus on Southern Europe. You will own the underwriting process from initial triage through policy issuance, working with brokers, legal counsel and deal teams to assess and price risk across a wide range of M&A transactions.

Fluency in French or Italian is essential as many instructions originate from those territories, and you will liaise directly with local counsel and clients.

Qualifications

• W&I underwriting experience in underwriting or broking.
• Fluency in French or Italian is essential.
• Experience handling cross-border M&A risk.

Responsibilities

• Own the underwriting process from triage to policy issuance.
• Collaborate with brokers, legal counsel and deal teams.
• Assess and price risk on cross-border M&A transactions.

Skills

W&I Underwriting

French or Italian fluency

Cross-border deals

Job description

We have been retained by a corporate insurer with a well-established presence across the international transactional risk market is looking a W&I Underwriter to have a particular focus on Southern Europe. This is an opportunity to join a business with genuine global reach, working alongside a collegiate team of underwriters who collaborate closely across jurisdictions on complex, cross-border deals.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the underwriting process from initial triage through to policy issuance, working directly with brokers, legal counsel and deal teams to assess and price risk across a broad spread of M&A transactions.

Fluency in French or Italian is essential, given the volume of instructions originating from these territories and the need to liaise directly with local counsel and clients on deal specifics. Candidates must have W&I experienced from either underwriting or broking will be comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy on live transactions.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a genuinely international book of business, with clear scope for progression both domestically and internationally as the team continues to grow.