Senior Underwriter GL
QBE Insurance
- Stockholm
- Permanent
- Heltid
- Support the development of the annual business plan for the portfolio and ensure delivery of the plan
- Ensure the team’s awareness of the business plan and it’s context, to be able to make decisions appropriately
- Apply the Reinsurance Strategy in order to safeguard the portfolio
- Contribute and participate in all meetings, in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
- Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximize brand leverage
- Contribute to the development of the team’s business plan in order to maximize productivity and performance
- Perform complex underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
- Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
- Ensure the recording and measurement of insurance risks, including DUA’s where relevant, to ensure accuracy and good practice
- Apply any reinsurance requirements to minimize risk and to deliver business plan objectives
- Act as a technical expert to support the identification of issues and opportunities within area of expertise
- Establish and strengthen strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
- Demonstrate understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to drive and enhance business performance
- Continually develop expertise and technical knowledge through identifying and implementing appropriate learning and development activities
- Underwrite complex insurance risks in accordance with the business plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives, including: | negotiating rates, terms and conditions for existing and new business | Compliance of production and issue of contract certainty documentation (non Lloyds) | ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines | ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives | Support credit control in payment collection
- Contribute and influence in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress toward business objectives
- Ensure entries are properly and promptly recorded on EO systems to ensure accuracy of data, in relation to: | Underwriting | Aggregate exposures
- Contribute to the aggregate management and peer review processes to encourage and develop excellence
- Manage resources across the team to ensure business requirements are achieved
- Motivate and develop the team by demonstrating good leadership behaviors and management best practice so as to support the achievement of business goals
- Manage performance fairly and in line with performance processes
- Minimum 5 years of experience in General Liability Underwriting
- High level of written and spoken English
- Excellent communicator with strong facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships
- Strong technical report writing skills