Underwriter Credit - Alpharetta, United States - Swiss Re

Description

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office two to three days per week on average.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and result oriented Underwriter to join the North American Credit & Surety Underwriting team in the US or Zurich.

Growing economic profit from Credit & Surety clients in your dedicated geographical area of responsibility will fall under your remit. You will be responsible to accurately assess and cost Credit & Surety reinsurance products and provide high-quality Underwriting analyses and decisions, consistent with Swiss Re's risk appetite and guidelines. You will provide clients with reinsurance solutions to meet their marketing objectives, regulatory constraints, and profitability targets.

Main activities of this role:

• Assist analyzing treaty and facultative business regarding risks, exposure and profitability and conduct adequate costing.
• Provide underwriting recommendations ensuring business is underwritten in compliance with Swiss Re's guidelines and policies.
• Regularly interact with insurance clients, brokers, and professional service providers in credit ecosystems to gather relevant information on market trends and opportunities as well as ensure a diligent underwriting and claims management.
• Ensure efficient coordination with internal stakeholders in Market Units, Business Services, Credit Risk Management, Contracts, Business Management and Finance.
• Handle underwriting administrative tasks, including: special acceptances analysis and recommendation, review of contractual documents and endorsement requests, data input, maintain data quality of portfolio

About the Team

We are a diverse team of problem solvers driven by passion and powered by knowledge. With over 200 underwriters across 10+ offices, our team combines Swiss Re's dedicated Specialty lines of business in Reinsurance: We are Agriculture, Aviation, Credit & Surety, Cyber, Engineering and Marine & Energy. Our purpose is to make today's and tomorrow's complex risks more accessible and lead Swiss Re's innovation and sustainability ambitions.

In this position, you will be working in the North American Credit & Surety Re team, reporting directly to the Head Credit & Surety Re North America. Swiss Re is a leader in the Credit & Surety market in North America. Our portfolio is a dynamic mix of national, regional and specialty segments.

About you

• Ideally, three years of track record in surety underwriting field.
• Knowledge of the surety product and market.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, high interpersonal skills combined with a "can do" attitude.
• You are a great teammate who naturally brings individuals together as needed, across countries and functions.
• Willingness to travel.
• Professional education.

We are looking forward to your application

For Armonk, NY, the estimated base salary range for this position is $112,000 to $180,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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