Senior Underwriter

At QBE our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the world's largest insurance and reinsurance groups that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career?

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE Re operates globally from hubs in London, New York, Brussels, Bermuda, Dublin, and Dubai, offering a broad suite of Non-Life and Life products to help our clients manage their risks.

The Opportunity:

We are hiring a Senior Non-Life Treaty Underwriter for our reinsurance business with primary responsibility for the leadership and development of our P&C portfolio in the DACH region, amongst others.

We are looking for experienced candidates who are fluent German speakers, have a strong profile/track record in these markets, are well-networked with key stakeholders, and have previous portfolio management experience over a minimum period of 5 years.

This is an exciting opportunity offered at a time when QBE Re is expanding its global footprint and diversifying its portfolio mix.

We are open to discussing the location of hire and could accommodate the right candidate in Germany, Brussels, or Dublin.

Your New Role:

1. Support the development of the annual business plan for the portfolio and ensure delivery of the plan.
2. Ensure the team's awareness of the business plan and its context to be able to make decisions appropriately.
3. Contribute and participate in all meetings to share and develop strategy knowledge and best practices.
4. Positively promote the department, division, and company as a whole to maximize brand leverage.
5. Perform complex underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met.
6. Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions, and good practices to minimize risk and maximize efficiency.
7. Act as a technical expert to support the identification of issues and opportunities within the area of expertise.
8. Establish and strengthen strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners, and colleagues to maximize influence and achieve business objectives.
9. Demonstrate understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycles to drive and enhance business performance.
10. Continually develop expertise and technical knowledge through identifying and implementing appropriate learning and development activities.
11. Underwrite treaty risks in accordance with the business plan and personal authority to meet business objectives, including negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for existing and new business.
12. Ensure compliance of production and issue of contract certainty documentation, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines, ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives.
13. Support credit control in payment collection.
14. Contribute and influence in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress toward business objectives.
15. Ensure entries are properly and promptly recorded on EO systems to ensure accuracy of data in relation to underwriting aggregate exposures.
16. Contribute to the aggregate management and peer review processes to encourage and develop excellence.
17. Manage resources across the team to ensure business requirements are achieved.
18. Motivate and develop the team by demonstrating good leadership behaviors and management best practices to support the achievement of business goals.
19. Manage performance fairly and in line with performance processes.

About you:

• Demonstrable experience in the reinsurance industry and extensive knowledge of Property and Casualty lines of business.
• Ability to prioritize, achieve targets, and meet agreed deadlines.
• Strong technical expertise in Non-Life Treaty Reinsurance with the ability to negotiate complex treaty structures.
• Stakeholder management at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• People management ability to engage and lead a team.
• German and English language skills working proficiency.

Why QBE At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best; that's why we have created At My Best. It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offers flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We're an international reinsurer that's building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE Re, we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future, helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job. We have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact but small enough to provide a friendly workplace where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

You are more than your work, and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support, and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE is proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here.

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organizations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women's Empowerment Principles, and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets, please take a look at our Careers Page.

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE's sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets and our award-winning impact investment initiative Premiums4Good, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report.

What next

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE's vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the apply button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment; what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen!

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for Success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional Collaboration, Managing Performance, Navigating Ambiguity, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management.

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click Apply and follow the step-by-step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills:

Loan Processing, Credit Analysis, Fraud, Math, Risk Analysis, Pricing, Analysis Skills, Fair Housing Regulations, Equity Research, Underwriting, Negotiation, RMF.