Aviation Assistant Underwriter with Spanish language (80 - 100%)

About the role

Are you interested or passionate about Aviation? Do you bring a strong mathematical and commercial background and want to enrich your experience in Aviation Reinsurance Underwriting? Then this is for you!

The role is within the P&C Reinsurance Business Unit in the Global Specialty Division. You will be based in Zurich.

Your focus will be on all Aviation Treaty underwriting related matters and will be involved in supporting underwriters with a perspective in developing your skills to thrive as an Underwriter.

As a new member of our team, you will be trained on treaty matters with the aim to develop the skill sets over time to take on client responsibility within the given remit. You will contribute to the growth and profitability of our book, and you will also be working with numerous partners across the globe (brokers, clients, internal stakeholders) and will eventually play a meaningful role in meetings and interactions with our brokers and clients and will build your own network in the market.

You will be performing a variety of functions including, but not limited to:

• Carrying out technical assessment, costing and reviewing reinsurance terms and conditions

• Supporting Underwriters in evaluating risks and writing profitable new and renewal business to meet Line of Business targets. We expect you to contribute to the execution of our strategy, collaborating across teams as well as function within Specialty

• Completion of all underwriting processes and ensure business workflows are maintained

• Ensuring compliance with all internal guidelines, underwriting and pricing parameters, best practices as well as Code of Conduct

• You will eventually play a meaningful role in meetings and interactions with our brokers and clients and will build your own network in the market
  

About the team

We are a highly experienced team of 10, located in Zurich and Munich. Our team includes actuaries and underwriters who work with client managers, risk managers, claims experts, etc. We underwrite a Worldwide book of Aviation and Space reinsurance business. You will join a collaborative environment consisting of a versatile and international underwriting team. Our clients are based all over the world and the interactions are typically done via Brokers but also on a direct basis. This is a great opportunity to join a unique specialty line of business, and dedicated group of professionals.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Law or Mathematics

• Excellent oral and written English and Spanish a must; additional language skills advantageous

• Basic knowledge of Reinsurance and/or primary insurance. Specific expertise in Aviation is advantageous

• Knowledge of treaty reinsurance costing a plus

• Contractual knowledge of (re-)insurance wordings is advantageous

• You demonstrate strong analytical skills and can focus on details without losing track of the bigger picture

• Strong desire and ability to work in a flexible working environment in virtual, multi-national, multi-cultural, cross-company and cross-functional teams and to be ready to travel, if required

• Well organized, able to define priorities and you are committed to achieve high quality results on time

• Consultative selling and negotiation skills

• Comfortable in presenting your work and arguments in front of stakeholders

• Strong work ethic and desire to grow professionally
  

We are Global Specialty

We are a diverse team of problem solvers driven by passion, 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.

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