Job Openings

Financial Lines Underwriter

Posted 30+ Days Ago


  • Düsseldorf - Insurance
  • Full time
  • R5054

Title:

Financial Lines Underwriter

Company:

Everest Insurance (Ireland) Germany

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

It’s an exciting time for Everest! As we continue our journey, we see significant opportunity ahead of us to expand our reach, build diversity, and enhance our capabilities in critical markets.

Everest is a leading global insurance and reinsurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Bermuda, Canada, Europe, Singapore, US, and other territories. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture.

Role:

The Senior Underwriter position offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to elevate their skills within our dynamic and progressive organization. As a pivotal member of our team, you will play a key role in driving the achievement of our objectives for profitability, growth, service excellence, and producer relations, specifically focusing on Financial Lines products within Germany.

Your main responsibility will be to act as a senior technical underwriter, bringing your extensive expertise in Financial Lines products to assess risks and make informed decisions that align with our strategic goals. Your ability to analyse complex underwriting data, identify potential opportunities, and mitigate risks will be instrumental in our continued success and expansion.

Building strong and lasting relationships with major customers and brokers is another critical aspect of this role. Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills will help you foster trust, understand their needs, and deliver tailored solutions that exceed expectations. By proactively engaging with stakeholders, you will contribute to the growth of the German portfolio.

As we continue to be an innovative and forward-thinking company, we encourage you to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. Your creative thinking and strategic insights will contribute to the ongoing enhancement of our underwriting processes and market positioning.

In this role, you will be a valued mentor and collaborator to junior team members, sharing your knowledge and experience to develop a cohesive and high-performing underwriting team.

Join us on this journey of growth and expansion, and let's work together to achieve new heights of success while continuously advancing your professional development.

We look forward to welcoming a Senior Underwriter who is ready to embrace challenges, drive results, and leave a lasting impact on our organization.

Candidate Profile

Skills & Competencies:

  • Financial Underwriting Expertise: Demonstrate significant experience in financial lines underwriting, along with strong technical knowledge of the German financial lines business. Your expertise in assessing risks, analysing data, and making informed decisions will be fundamental to the role.
  • Market and Product Knowledge: Keep up to date with industry trends, competitor profiles, and product offerings.
  • Relationship Building: Strong relationship-building skills, fostering positive connections with both internal team members and external partners.
  • Leadership Abilities: Exhibit strong leadership qualities, providing a clear vision and strategy for the team to achieve collective goals.
  • Staff Development: Competence in managing, mentoring, and motivating staff. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the skills and competencies of team members through adequate training and development initiatives.
  • Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to identify opportunities and threats by conducting comprehensive analyses of current and future trends in the insurance market.
  • Relationship Management: Skilled in developing and nurturing relationships with key brokers and clients.
  • Negotiation Skills: Excellent negotiation abilities to secure advantageous terms and agreements with clients, brokers, and other stakeholders.
  • Risk Management: Comfortable taking calculated risks that lead to favourable outcomes while maintaining a keen understanding of risk assessment and mitigation.
  • Professional Insurance Qualifications: Possession of relevant professional insurance qualifications, demonstrating your commitment to continuous learning and staying up to date with industry best practices.
  • Compliance Management: Ensure adherence to all internal and external management and regulatory controls, maintaining a high level of compliance within the organization.

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

  

  • Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  

  • Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.  

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Düsseldorf - Insurance

Additional Locations:

N/A