Financial Lines Underwriter

FHLB Des Moines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Everest Intl Re, Ltd Singapore seeks a Financial Lines Underwriter to support its Singapore office. You will underwrite professional indemnity, D&O, financial institutions, cyber and crime lines, among others, with a focus on profitability and sustainable growth.

You will assess risks, negotiate terms, maintain data accuracy in underwriting systems, and collaborate with brokers, clients, and internal teams across Asia Pacific. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• 2–4 years of underwriting experience in financial lines or long-tail lines.
• Experience in construction professional indemnity or financial institutions products is a plus.
• Broker and producer network across Asia or Pacific markets.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and underwriting judgment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel across Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite the suite of financial lines insurance products including Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers Liability, Financial Institutions, Cyber & Crime, and other long-tail lines.
• Drive business production by assessing new and renewal submissions with profitability in mind.
• Exercise expert judgment in risk analysis, policy wording, and pricing during negotiations.
• Maintain relationships with brokers, cedents, and internal partners while upholding underwriting integrity.
• Monitor portfolio performance, market trends, and emerging risks to inform decisions.
• Push data excellence with accurate maintenance of underwriting systems and data.
• Maintain adherence to underwriting guidelines and governance; support audits and QA initiatives.
• Manage internal stakeholders to ensure timely issuance of quotes, slips, binders, certificates, renewal docs.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and product development initiatives.

Skills

Underwriting

Analytical thinking

Risk assessment

Communication

Stakeholder management

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Title: Financial Lines Underwriter Company: Everest Intl Re, Ltd Singapore Job Category: Underwriting

Job Description

About Everest: Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world. Everest Global Wholesale & Specialty is seeking an underwriter to support financial lines in our Singapore office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for underwriting the suite of financial lines insurance products including Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers Liability, Financial Institutions, Cyber & Crime, as well as other long tail lines such as general liability, product liability, and medical malpractice.
• Drive business production by assessing new and renewal business submissions with an eye on sustainable portfolio growth, and more importantly, profitability.
• Exercise expert judgment in risk analysis, policy wording, and pricing when negotiating deals, while achieving the most ideal risk selection for Everest.
• Achieve best in class servicing with key partner intermediaries, including wholesale & reinsurance brokers as well as local and global cedent insurers, while maintaining professional underwriting integrity and internal compliance standards.
• Monitor portfolio performance, market trends, claims experience, and emerging risks to support informed underwriting decisions and portfolio optimization.
• Push data excellence with accurate and timely maintenance of underwriting systems and data, including risk information, pricing adequacy and rate validation.
• Maintain strict adherence to underwriting guidelines and governance; Support peer reviews, audits, compliance activities, and underwriting quality assurance initiatives to uphold underwriting standards and best practices.
• Manage internal stakeholders in operations and other support to ensure timely issuance of quotes, slips, binders, insurance certificates, renewal documentation, invoices, and other administrative requirements.
• Participate in ad hoc projects, product development initiatives, and other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university;
• Relevant insurance or financial services qualifications is a plus 2-4 years of relevant underwriting expertise in financial lines, casualty, and/or other long-tail lines;
• Focused experience in construction professional indemnity or financial institutions products is a plus.
• Broker and producer network across Asia or Pacific markets.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex risks, exercise sound underwriting judgment, and make decisions within delegated underwriting authority.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with brokers, clients, and internal partners across functions and geographies.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset, strong commercial acumen, and a commitment to continuous learning, development, and career progression.
• Willingness to travel across Asia Pacific to support broker engagement, client interactions, and market development initiatives.

What if I don’t meet every requirement?

At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.

Our Values

• Talent
• Thoughtful assumption of risk
• Execution
• Efficiency
• Humility
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Inclusion and Belonging

Colleague Behaviors

• Respect everyone
• Pursue better
• Lead by example
• Own our outcomes
• Win together

Type

Regular Time Type: Full time

Primary Location

Singapore

What you should know

At Everest, your privacy, security, and safety are of utmost importance to us. Everest will never ask for payment or any financial information as part of the hiring process. All job-related written communications from our internal recruitment team will come from official email addresses that end in our company domain.

EVEREST is a leading international reinsurance and insurance group with an extensive distribution network that spans five continents. With roots dating back to 1973, Everest has developed a global footprint and deep client relationships that are largely unmatched by its peers. The Company’s principal business strategies seek to leverage its strengths to optimize returns over the underwriting cycle, thereby creating value for its shareholders and business partners.