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Underwriter Facultative Property (80-100%) Department:
BCEF-Facultative EMEA (50002669)
Is underwriting your passion? Would you like to use and broaden your underwriting knowledge in one of the best reinsurance companies in the world? Does the interaction with clients and brokers excite you?
Join our team! We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious Underwriter Facultative Property for the UK market.
Your job will focus on evaluating, underwriting, and originating facultative property business primarily for the UK domestic and international market in close collaboration with an experienced team.
You will be able to assess a wide range of risk types with your experience and by utilizing state-of-the-art models.
Your role will be complemented by fostering and developing client and broker relationships.
You will collaborate with key account managers, client managers, market underwriters and treaty underwriters in a... cross-functional team.
Together we build on our partnerships with our clients and share our knowledge, with the objective to bring value for the client and Swiss Re.
This role offers you lots of space to develop own ideas and find creative solutions.
As an integral part of Facultative Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we're a diverse and international team of very experienced underwriters with long-standing relationships into our markets, building on a very high level of single risks underwriting expertise and with a strong track record.
We're looking to complement and strengthen our team with someone bringing experience in underwriting, a fresh view, and innovative ideas as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and energy.
The position is based in Zurich.
About You
Is the following a good description of yourself? If so, we'd be happy to meet you.
University degree, preferably in Economics; Engineering; Science or equivalent work experience
up to 5 years of experience in broking, insurance, or reinsurance of Commercial and Industrial Property Risks
Understanding of Single Risk Exposure Assessment and Underwriting including direct insurance know-how is a bonus!
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proficient in English, any additional language is an asset
Ideally you have a broad network into the (direct) insurance (broking) world
You are persistent, pragmatic and strive for solutions
You are attracted by working in an international environment
You are an outstanding teammate who can work independently and takes responsibility for making decisions
You are empathetic, trustworthy, curious to learn and willing to challenge.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email.
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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.
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
Zürich Switzerland

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