Mexico City, MX
Marine Underwriting Associate | Mexico City
About the team:
The Global Marine team provides a comprehensive array of innovative solutions to its worldwide client base. The broad, global reinsurance offerings are designed to serve and anticipate our clients' needs in the best possible manner. We are a team of professionals who enjoy fostering Marine business opportunities in a team-focused approach. We work and help each other out to achieve the goals set by Senior Management.
About the role:
Would you like to become a member of our Marine Latin America team? Do you feel at ease in a dynamic environment in which success is dependent on a true and open team approach?
In this role, you will underwrite treaty as well as facultative accounts for traditional Marine business, with the aim to deepen your technical skills over time. You will work in close cooperation with other specialists and underwriters and be responsible of administering and marketing a controlled profitable book of business.
We expect you to support our client markets colleagues and any other partner within the wider XFT (cross functional teams) in helping to structure Marine solutions tailored to both the client and broker demand. You will gain intrinsic Marine know how and make the latter directly available to our internal as well as external partners.
The aim is at becoming the first port of call and discussion partner of choice when it comes to evaluate any kind of Marine issues. Finally, you will be trained to stay ahead of market economics, political and technical trends as well as recognise Marine class relevant threat scenarios and technical challenges.
About you:
• Bachelor's degree, Master's degree is a plus (main areas: economics, actuarial science, administration, naval engineering, logistics, not exclusive of other careers).
• At least three years of working experience in cargo and/or hull underwriting or claims adjusting, or in a related field such as surveyor, logistics risk manager and similar.
• Motivated to learn about insurance/reinsurance and make a change in the industry
• Approaches problems with curiosity and open-mindedness
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of Project Management, can investigate and learn independently.
• Excellent oral and written English and Spanish; Portuguese is an advantage.
• Client focused.
• Analytical flair.
• Open to embrace new challenges within the Marine team.
• Able to organize and drive own initiatives.
• You are an outstanding teammate who can work independently.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and handling of large Data volumes.
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 and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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