Underwriter, Global Clients - Casualty

• Maintain and underwrite a profitable book of treaty business, assuming responsibility for own designated accounts.
• Help drive greater consistency to underwriting, wordings and pricing across the segment and share best practices globally. 
• Monitor trends and take early action to maintain balance and technical profitability.
• Contribute to planning, reporting and projects of the Global Client Unit.

Key duties and responsibilities

Underwriting

• Coordinate and drive underwriting activities (risk analysis, pricing, negotiations, and business acceptance) related to designated accounts.
• Provide in-depth technical analysis of treaty submissions and wordings, within the framework of SCOR Group guidelines and procedures and in close liaison with manager and pricing teams.
• Take underwriting decision respecting the double vision rule and with alignment with the GCU strategy. 
• Negotiate, accept and sign contracts for designated accounts subject to the “double vision” rule. 
• Maintain an efficient workflow system for renewal monitoring and reporting and engage with manager early on critical issues and cases requiring escalation.
• Deliver a high level of customer service and timely responses to queries.
• Monitor the accounting, accumulations and claims activity on the treaties written and follow up with manager / support teams, where necessary
• Provide underwriting support to other GCU colleagues, where required.
• Propose measures to improve treaty performance, where relevant

Client management / marketing

• Develop and maintain strong client and broker relationships.
• In collaboration with the respective Account Executives, drive the internal and external co-ordination around assigned clients to achieve the required outcomes for SCOR and follow up on any client issues.
• Maintain records of meetings and other marketing activities in the Salesforce database, following up on any related issue and sharing such information internally.
• Prepare marketing information and briefing documents.
• Monitor market developments, trends, and cycles within the designated segment.

Strategic Planning

• Support the production of the Underwriting Plan with proposal of objectives and strategies for designated accounts / clients.
• Assume responsibility for the implementation and accuracy of the plan for your own area.

Records and Reporting

• Accountable for the efficient administration of assigned portfolio and the timely and accurate entry of such in SCOR’s systems, with the support of the relevant teams.
• Monitor and report on KPIs, risk accumulations and other capacities as necessary.
• Contribute to the production of Renewal reports, Portfolio Reviews etc.
• Support the GCU in common projects such as preparation of data for workshops and presentations.
• Other ad hoc reporting to management such as assessing exposures to market losses, etc.

Required experience & competencies.

Experience: 

• Min 3 to 5 years experience in re / insurance environment
• Good understanding of casualty classes required

Personal Competencies:

• Highly numerate and analytical
• Strong negotiation skills and solution-minded
• Highly collaborative but also a self-starter, able to work on own initiative.
• Well organized with a good sense of priorities
• Attention to detail, accuracy.
• Resilient and flexible with the ability to work under pressure.
• Experience of working in virtual teams an advantage

Digital Competencies:

• High level of IT literacy: Advanced Excel; Word; Power point

Languages:

• English
• Spanish and/or German 

Required Education 

• Higher Education to University level or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualifications in Insurance and /or Actuarial studies an advantage