Underwriter or Senior Underwriter- Energy Property - Swiss Re - Schweizerische Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft : Job Details

Underwriter or Senior Underwriter- Energy Property

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers a flexible working environment where curious and adaptable people thrive. We support companies in their energy transition and manage their risks in the following industries: Power & Utilities including renewable energy, Oil and Gas Downstream and Midstream, Petrochemicals and Mining.

About the Role:

The responsibility of the role includes underwriting a portfolio of Energy accounts (with headquarters in the United States) within company guidelines and appetite, managing and building relationships with brokers and clients as well as interaction with internal stakeholders.

• Interact with brokers and clients to renew existing business and to source new business on behalf of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and represent the company at industry events and conferences.
• Evaluate insurance submissions including risk analysis; natural catastrophe assessment; review of policy wordings; program structuring; costing & pricing; negotiate terms & conditions; ensure contract certainty.
• Interact and coordinate deal referrals with supporting units within Swiss Re including Products Underwriting; Contracts and Wordings, Claims, Risk Engineering Services; Natural Catastrophe Experts, Legal & Compliance, International Business Team etc. to ensure compliance with Swiss Re Underwriting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Use Swiss Re proprietary costing and workflow tools.
• Support various special projects to improve underwriting profitability, effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assume technical leadership of important topics such as underwriting in key industry (i.e. power generation) or special coverages.
• Help train new underwriters and support functions.

About the Team:

You will be part of a small but dynamic and collaborative team of experienced underwriters, focused on profit-oriented underwriting of Energy Property business.

We are a multicultural team with a diverse set of backgrounds, located in New York and Houston. The portfolio written includes the following industry segments: Power & Utilities including renewable energy, Oil and Gas Downstream and Midstream, Petrochemicals and Mining. We support companies in their energy transition and manage their risks!

About You:

• Passionate about Energy!
• Experience in underwriting Energy Property; 3-5 years for Underwriter role; 7-10 years for Senior Underwriter role.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and coordinate with internal and external partners.
• Strong entrepreneurial and customer focused mentality; ability to work independently within a team.
• In-depth knowledge of Power Generation & Utilities, Renewable Energy, Onshore Energy (Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals), Mining Industries.
• Background in risk assessment of both Fire/Machinery Breakdown and natural catastrophe risks.
• Knowledge of Policy Wordings.
• Knowledge of international property insurance placements.
• Strong analytical skills and a background in statistics. Use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point are crucial.
• Results oriented with a friendly, collegial and open communication style.
• Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills. Additional language skills are desirable.
• Four-year degree, with a minimum bachelor's degree from an accredited university, or equivalent. Additional professional designations and/or degrees such as PE, MS, MBA, CPCU, ARM are desirable.
• Position will require 10-20% travel.

The position will be located in our Houston, TX office. 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 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind. Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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. If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience. 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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