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2024 Graduate Underwriter Property & Casualty Reinsurance - Credit & Surety

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Swiss Re

Sep 29, 2023

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Banking & Finance
  • £70K
  • New York

Requirements

  • Successfully completed university degree (Bachelor, Master, or PhD degree)
  • Strong interest in/motivation to work in Property, Casualty or Specialty Reinsurance
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and high attention to detail
  • Strong in communication and high confidence to work with clients, brokers, and senior colleagues
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a positive and collaborative attitude
  • Approaches problems with curiosity and open-mindedness and is a fast learner
  • Innovative, showing a high degree of own initiative, takes accountability.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • We are looking for graduates with strong interpersonal skills, who are eager to learn, broaden their knowledge and expertise and want to make a difference. You have a Bachelor, Master, or PhD degree with up to 3 years professional experience – we invite you to apply to our graduates@swissre programme 2024

Responsibilities

  • Review insurance applications and accompanying documents to determine eligibility and assess risk factors
  • Analyse underwriting data, including loss history, financial statements, and market trends, to prepare and propose informed decisions on policy acceptance or rejection
  • Calculate appropriate premiums based on risk assessment and company guidelines
  • Collaborate with brokers, clients, and other internal stakeholders to gather additional information and clarify policy details
  • Support senior underwriters in complex underwriting tasks
  • Active involvement in a cross functional project to gain an end-end understanding of the underwriting value chain incl. portfolio steering
  • By working directly in the business, you will broaden and deepen your skills and expertise in at least following areas: Underwriting (Property, Casualty, Specialty)​, Claims handling​, Client management, Portfolio steering​ and Data analytics​

Swiss Re helps insurers and direct clients to shoulder risks through re/insurance and other solutions.

Finance
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10,001+
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Mission & Purpose

The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise and innovation power to enable the risk taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re serves clients through a network of over 70 offices globally and is rated "AA-"​ by Standard & Poor's, "Aa3"​ by Moody's and "A+"​ by A.M. Best. Registered shares in the Swiss Re Group holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, are listed in accordance with the Main Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange and trade under the symbol SREN. We're smarter together.

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