Job Summary
To contribute in the underwriting of a profitable M&E Treaty book in line with the business plan. To maintain existing broker relationships and develop new ones, helping to generate new business opportunities. To take an active role in helping to develop strategy and team development. To manage critical aggregations such as Offshore Energy and the International Group.
Job Responsibilities
•Underwrite M&E Treaty business in accordance with the business plan and within terms of underwriting authority
•Monitor KPIs and exposures
•Actively participate in peer review
•Liaise with brokers, develop and strengthen relationships, attend client presentations
•Aid in the development of UWAs and developing team knowledge of underlying classes of business; adding value across Energy and PV&T.
•Work with the Class Underwriter to develop strategy and new business opportunities
Skills/Competencies
•Comprehensive understanding and experience of underwriting M&E Treaty OR underlying Classes such as Offshore Energy, Renewable Energy or Political Violence & Terrorism.
•Results driven with ability to make own decisions and work on own initiative.
•Solution focussed.
•Adaptable and resilient to changes in market conditions and business requirements
•Strong team player with the ability to build strong relationships quickly
•Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and external clients and brokers at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
•Administrative skills – highly organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively. Applicants should have excellent attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines.
•Presentation skills – ability to present to clients, brokers, reinsurers and other stakeholders.
•Analytical skills – numerically literate and able to analyse basic financial and economic data.
•Compliance – ability to ensure compliance with all management and regulatory controls.
•Judgement / Decision-making skills – ability to approach problems logically and rationally and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data to make measured risk decisions.
•Relationship building – ability and confidence to establish and maintain excellent relationships with external stakeholders (such as brokers and clients) in a client-facing role.
Job Qualifications
•ACII preferred
Experience
•Minimum of 5 years experience in the M&E Treaty market or underlying classes of business.
•Active interest in global current affairs, politics, and financial markets.
•Excellent IT skills – including intermediate Excel (ability to use formulas effectively and produce graphical data), and other Windows Office and Adobe applications.
•Strong numerical skills.
Westfield Specialty International Culture
Our culture is centred around three core values: Excellence, focused on high performance, agility and embracing change; Ambition, where inquisitiveness, challenge and a bold approach is encouraged; and Collaboration, delivering shared goals through collective expertise, diversity of thought and transparency. All three are underpinned by Reward & Recognition, where people are supported & respected, and success is celebrated.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management. #wspi
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