What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Treaty Underwriter - Casualty position at Swiss Re?
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for underwriting reinsurance treaty business across all casualty lines - except professional lines. Experience with program management and knowledge of Workers Compensation is strongly desired. Open to both insurance and reinsurance experience. The role may have some analytical work, in addition to underwriting, depending on successful applicants' background and interest. Role will include active engagement with Client Underwriting and our Structured Solutions team, as well as direct contact with trading partners.
This includes :
- Underwriting
Make underwriting decisions within authority levels and support the escalation of treaties exceeding authority in accordance with Referral Guidelines
Build and maintain professional relationships with external clients and internal stakeholders
Participate in Swiss Re initiatives, projects, team meetings and cross functional teams as needed.
Helps recruit, train, and develop team members as needed
Expectation is that successful candidates will possess the ability to combine underwriting with actuarial work ranging from limited actuarial work to full costings
About the team
The National / Regional Underwriting team is responsible for a diverse range of approximately 200 US ceding companies, including direct and broker-produced business. The team includes senior actuaries and underwriters who work with corresponding client managers and other staff including structured solutions, claims, risk management, reserving, contracts specialists and legal. The team is based across Armonk, NY, Chicago / Schaumburg IL and Kansas City, MO and works with stakeholders in a number of Swiss Re offices including New York, NY, Toronto Canada and Westlake Village, CA.
About You
For Armonk, NY, the estimated base salary range for this position is $156,000 to $246,000. 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.
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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Reference Code : 132443
Salary : $156,000 - $246,000
