Senior Property Facultative Underwriter – South East Asia

About the role

Swiss Re is looking for an ambitious Property Underwriter to grow a profitable Property book and develop a career within Swiss Re, a global reinsurance leader. You will originate, analyze, price and underwrite Property risks and portfolios, deploy capacity according to risk and portfolio quality and Group guidelines, and work mainly in Singapore and Southeast Asia while supporting other Asian markets. The role sits within the South East Asia Property Facultative business and the Asia P&C Facultative Underwriting community.

Key responsibilities

• Underwrite profitable facultative Property business, following the marketing objectives of the Singapore/SEA Property Facultative Team and Product Centre, and deliver high-quality, timely underwriting within underwriting authority and corporate governance rules.
• Build new business pipelines, manage renewals and develop solutions for clients and brokers.
• Use pricing and modelling tools diligently, reflect pricing accurately to exposure and risk quality, and improve data transparency and accuracy.
• Prepare and run quality client meetings, proactively seek business through client and broker relationships, and liaise with the Claims Team on claims trends.
• Support the Head Property Facultative SEA & India in portfolio management and steering, and support other offices when needed.
• Develop a profitable, diversified and highly automated SwiftRe portfolio, steer its parameters, promote the product, become the first point of contact for clients and internal teams, and manage daily referrals and client on/off-boarding.

Required profile

• 5 to 8 years or more of relevant costing/pricing experience for complex risks, up to date on insurance and reinsurance products.
• Knowledge of industrial and commercial property underwriting, including contractual details and setup.
• Market knowledge as underwriter/broker, preferably in Southeast Asia; experience in other emerging markets considered.
• Completed ACII qualification is an advantage; experience underwriting heavy industrial risks such as oil, petrochemical and chemical and power-generation risks is a strong advantage.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multi-cultural matrix organization, deliver under pressure, and communicate effectively in writing and verbally.