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Underwriting Team Lead
Swiss RE
Chicago, IL, United States
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Underwriting Team Lead- Central Region
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions provides risk transfer solutions to large and mid-sized corporations around the world. Its innovative, highly customized products and standard insurance covers help to make businesses more resilient, while its industry-leading claims service provides additional peace of mind. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions serves clients from over 50 offices worldwide and is backed by the financial strength of the Swiss Re Group.
About The Team:
Our team has extensive knowledge of the local market and works closely with clients to provide tailored insurance solutions. The team is made up of professionals with financial and underwriting expertise and a wealth of experience in the Executive Risks insurance sector. Together with our teams in Zurich, Singapore and Toronto, we ensure that our clients can access our global network of experts when required.
About The Role:
We are looking for a pro-active, highly motivated and result oriented Team Leader to join and lead an Executive Risk team within Corporate Solutions.
This is an underwriting and management position for someone with broad experience and established broker connections in the US public D&O market. The core focus is on contributing to the result-oriented underwriting of Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability and Fiduciary Liability transactions as a (primary and excess) direct insurer and to substantially grow the US public D&O book of business in the Central Region.
Your main tasks will be managing a team of underwriters as well as generating new business opportunities by leveraging broker contacts, analyzing and assessing the technical insurability in respect of exposures and coverages, reviewing cover structures, wordings and proposals and preparing quotations. You will be expected to develop a thorough understanding of the client’s requirements and expectations and to participate in discussions and negotiations with Brokers, existing and new Clients. Furthermore, you may contribute to project work, work in international deal teams and accept special assignments as required.
Interaction with other parties:
• Regular contact with brokers and clients
• Interfacing with internal Swiss Re units, among others Actuarial Services, Claims and Products.
About You:
• 10 years of underwriting experience in the US public D&O market
• Network of US D&O brokers and clients
• Technical underwriting background and focus on service orientation
• High level of self motivation and ability to work independently
• Good negotiation and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Team player, open-minded
• Willingness to travel
• Strong IT skills
The Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the practice of the Company 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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