Senior Underwriter Property - Team Leader

AXA Group; Milano; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

AXA XL in Milan, Italy is seeking a Senior Underwriter Property - Team Leader to lead a dedicated property underwriting team and drive profitability through expert risk assessment and client service.

You will underwrite new and renewal business, manage broker and client relationships, and collaborate across functions to meet the business plan. Excellent English and Italian communication are required, with a track record in property underwriting.

Competenze

• Underwriting experience in Property within commercial insurance market.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Italian.

Mansioni

• Review submissions including applications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports to determine risk for each account.
• Calculate risk premium considering risk costs, reinsurance cessions and underwriting costs while ensuring profitability.
• Advise, assist, service and follow up with clients on insurance and risk management matters to meet requirements.
• Effectively manage relationships to cross-sell products and ensure account retention.
• Ensure timely implementation of new and renewed accounts according to quality standards.
• Support budgeting/forecasting and monitor financial exposure and premium income within limits.
• Maintain awareness of all advised claims and provide input on settlements.
• Coordinate and lead a team of Property Underwriters, guiding workload prioritization and collaboration.

Conoscenze

Property underwriting

Bilingual English/Italian

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Underwriter Property - Team Leader

Milan, Italy

Joining AXA XL as an experienced Underwriter you will leverage your specialized expertise to underwrite even the most complex risks with a tailor-made and innovative approach.

In your underwriting role you will be responsible for writing new and renewal business for the product line, working with brokers and clients in support of the profitable growth of the portfolio in line with the agreed Business Plan, as well as developing high quality levels of relationships with brokers, clients and internal functions.

This is a regulated role under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Fitness and Probity regime.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Reviewing submissions including applications, policy wording, inspection reports, loss runs, and financial reports while conducting appropriate research to determine the degree of risk for each account.
• Calculating appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the sector, reinsurance cessions as well as the Underwriting and general administration costs while ensuring profitability.
• Proactively advising, assisting, servicing, and following up with clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure satisfaction and fulfillment of their insurance requirements.
• Effective relationship management to initiate opportunities for cross-selling offered products and ensuring account retention.
• Controlling timely implementation of new and renewed accounts according to quality standards.
• 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.
• Coordinating and supporting a team of Property Underwriters, providing day-to-day guidance, facilitating workload prioritization and promoting collaboration to ensure the achievement of individual and collective business objectives.

You will report to the Head of Underwriting Property, Energy & Construction, Italy

What you’ll bring

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

• Proven underwriting experience in Property within commercial insurance market
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in English and Italian

• Resilient mindset with solid ability to negotiate and drive growth in a dynamic market.
• Make swift and efficient data-based decisions and keep the focus on goals over time.
• Work in team with colleagues of different seniority and expertise to achieve collective goals.
• Develop knowledge of new trends and business transformation.
• A previous experience in people management or a leading experience within a matrix organization will be a valued asset

What we offer

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another - and our business - to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.

Who we are

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.

Learn more at axaxl.com