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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.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers a flexible working environment where curious and adaptable people thrive. Are you interested in joining us?


About the Role


Underwriting Strategy for Property Switzerland:

  • Supports the Country Head as well as the Product Centre in crafting the strategy for the local line of business and monitors related execution

  • Leads, supports and executes on strategic initiatives locally as well as regionally

  • Supports the Country Head as well as the Product Centre in the annual business planning

  • Provides market insights, data and analytics; sources new data and assures local market data is regionally as well as globally managed, maintained and improved


Portfolio Steering for Property Switzerland:

  • Assumes the overall accountability for profitability of the local portfolio

  • Improves quality of the local portfolio monitoring and steering, analysis, guidance and tactical execution

  • Leads or contributes to the development of the local costing models

  • Monitors costing accuracy and leads changes where necessary

  • Ensures adherence to underwriting standards

  • Participates in the design and implementation of relevant IT infrastructure


External Representation/Presence on the Swiss Property market:

  • Represents the line of business towards external partners, i.e. clients, brokers, industry associations/conferences/panels, regulators, etc.

  • Leads and/or participates in key discussions with customers, brokers and/or other distribution or business partners


Technical Leadership:

  • Establishes, adheres, maintains and improves risk appetite and local underwriting standards

  • Performs referrals, soundings, 4-eyes and underwriting checks of the local Underwriting team

  • Assumes technical leadership of the local team and thereby coaches members of the team, supports their technical development and supports them on complex transactions

  • Facilitates local Underwriting trainings and supports cross-country Underwriting knowledge transfer


Additionally, you will actively underwrite Property risks for and on behalf of the Swiss market in accordance with internal processes and guidelines, promote Swiss Re Corporate Solutions with a focus on our new primary lead insurance offering including our wording and network capabilities. You will also negotiate complex deals and present these transactions to internal approval bodies.


About the Team

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has been successful in building and growing a substantial Property book across the EMEA region and in Switzerland. In order to continue strengthening the development of our local portfolio and providing underwriting excellence to the Swiss market we are searching for a Lead Underwriter Property with extensive experience in the Swiss commercial insurance market. We are a team of dedicated professionals with the ambition to strengthen our local market footprint.


About You

  • You should have a successful track record in underwriting medium and large corporate accounts, a strong network in the local market and an entrepreneurial mindset which will enable us to profitably develop and expand our portfolio by leveraging your outstanding underwriting and origination skills.

  • You have in-depth knowledge of the Swiss Insurance market in respects of wordings, insurance law, regulations, market trends and insights.

  • Your experience includes a wide range of skills relating to portfolio management and development tasks and strategies including the appropriate use of data and analytics to lead and steer P&L, actuarial and/or other technical discussions.

  • We expect you to significantly contribute to and/or develop strategies as well as drive initiatives holistically and with the right leadership attitude in respect of the locally assigned portfolio.

  • With more than 10 years of relevant underwriting experience you are expected to be able to assess risks, coverages, terms and conditions of an insurance or reinsurance placement also for complex risks, ensuring compliance with guidelines such as our underwriting and pricing framework, the Code of Conduct and other corporate governance rules.

  • You are used to promoting and driving positive interaction and collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Customer & Distribution Managers, Risk Engineers, the Operations as well as the Claims team.

  • You enjoy working in a team environment, building networks with peers and partners.

  • You should also be comfortable working in a highly collaborative, matrix and multi-cultural environment, taking ownership and accountability to get tasks done both internally and externally to provide superior service to our customers and brokers.

  • A strong broker and client network in Switzerland and a solid understanding of market developments is expected.

  • Excellent negotiation, influencing and presentation skills are part of your strengths.

  • German and English language proficiency is expected, ideally complemented by French and/or Italian language skills.

  • Your level of energy, dedicated behavior, drive for solutions and results and a creative mind are important for this position.


Swiss Re is committed to equality and making the best use of the talents and diversity of all our employees. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. We are committed to fair and equal treatment, free from discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunity for all individuals regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, including gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital or civil partnership status, maternity, paternity and adoption leave as well as any other.

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Deadline: 13-05-2024

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