Senior Underwriter

Swiss Re; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiss Re in Hong Kong invites a senior underwriter to grow and maintain a profitable portfolio with assigned clients in HK and Taiwan. You will lead client relationships, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and underwrite treaties in line with risk appetite and guidelines.

The role requires 5–10 years of relevant insurance or reinsurance experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and fluency in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Travel is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant insurance or reinsurance experience with strong treaty underwriting.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, commercially minded, and proactive.
• Good network and market knowledge within Asia, especially Hong Kong/Taiwan.
• Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese.

Responsibilities

• Be the client port of call and develop relationships with Swiss Re's clients and intermediaries.
• Identify and originate business opportunities through proactive communication.
• Manage an assigned portfolio to achieve premium and profitability targets.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver the appropriate suite of SR solutions.
• Underwrite within allocated authorities and guidelines.

Skills

Treaty underwriting

Relationship management

Client management

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

English

Mandarin

Cantonese

Job description

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, HK

Come join us! You will be part of a high-performing client-facing responsible for providing high quality holistic underwriting, portfolio and client management to build and maintain a profitable book of business in Hong Kong and Taiwan!

About the Role

Develop and profitably grow Swiss Re's business and relationship with assigned clients to achieve unit's overall objectives by:

• Growing and maintaining solid relationships and servicing of assigned clients and markets
• Be in the know of client and market developments
• Managing cross functional teams to effectively deliver the appropriate suite of SR solutions
• Underwriting selected treaties according to risk quality, risk appetite and Group guidelines

Accountabilities

• Be the clients port of call: develop and maintain own personal contacts and drive the ongoing development of relationships at across different working levels between Swiss Re and client / intermediaries
• Identify and originate business opportunities with assigned clients through proactive, regular communication, including but not limited to client / industry/ global developments in conjunction with a considered viewpoint on the opportunities / threats to clients for such developments and how Swiss ray may be able to assist
• Manage an assigned portfolio of clients, with optimal and efficient utilization of SR resources and at all times ensuring appropriate premium and profitability targets are met
• Take a holistic view in relation to the allocated clients by ensuring an entire service proposition which considers all business opportunities, including facultative and treaty business, traditional or structured, and allocate the right level of service to each client
• Raise, maintain and enhance the leading profile of Swiss Re within the allocated markets
• Lead and effectively manage the cross functional team to ensure internal alignment to deliver optimally for our clients
• Underwrite within allocated underwriting authorities and in compliance with the appropriate guidelines and best practices

Professional Development

• Market Knowledge - Maintain sufficient level of knowledge of the insurance and reinsurance industry and the legal & economic and social environment in all allocated markets in which the clients operate
• Maintain awareness of broad trends in key product areas in which the clients operate, and of developments initiatives in Swiss Re related to those product areas
• Develop and maintain A sufficient level of financial and analytical capabilities in order to effectively discuss relevant topics with clients
• Acquire and maintain an appropriate level of technical expertise and underwriting authority in order to underwrite selected treaties

About the Team

The strategic goal of the team is to develop, underweight, and sell profitable new and existing business opportunities across the non-life businesses, to provide the company with long term sustainable growth and profit.

About You

• 5 to 10 years of relevant insurance or reinsurance experience strong treaty underwriting background
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skill
• Highly motivated with the drive to achieve great results through the ability to exercise
• Good business judgment and be commercially minded
• Self starter, persistent, willingness and ability to learn quickly and think on one's feet
• Good network and markets knowledge within Asia - Hong Kong / Taiwan preferred
• Willing to travel as required
• Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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