Graduate Underwriter Corporate Solutions 2025

As our Graduate you will develop the crucial underwriting foundation, with the prospect to move into a professional underwriting role in our organization. This programme offers you a kick start to your career, developing technical skills relevant to the Insurance industry. 

We are looking for graduates with strong interpersonal skills, who are eager to learn, broaden their knowledge and expertise and want to make a difference. You have a Bachelor, Master, or PhD degree with up to 3 years professional experience – we invite you to apply to our graduates@swissre programme 2025.  

The programme offers you the chance to join the dynamic, fast-moving world of a leading risk knowledge organisation. Over an 18-month period, you will receive on- and off-the-job training, including a job rotation that gives you the opportunity to work across different lines of business and departments.  

In the second half of the programme, we will work with you to jointly develop your individual perspectives for your career at Swiss Re. 

About the Role

The Swiss Re Corporate Solutions business is looking for a pro-active, highly motivated and results oriented individual to join the team. Located in Toronto, your focus would be comprehensive in scope and include rotations in underwriting teams across several lines of business and supporting special projects. Given the Corporate Solutions business covers a wide range of lines of business, you will have the opportunity to develop a broad network inside and outside the firm. Further, you would be exposed to multiple areas of focus within insurance, resulting in a well-rounded experience.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Analyze and assess risk exposures across multiple lines of business, including Property, Energy and Engineering & Construction.
• Build account summaries for new and renewal business
• Participate in client calls or meetings alongside experienced Underwriters
• Attend team meetings and engage/support team strategy
• Work on special projects as they are presented throughout the work term.

About the Team

This role will report directly to the Underwriting Team Leader. The business leaders manage their respective portfolios with strong support from their underwriting teams. Together with our regional network in New York and our global network in Zurich, we ensure that our clients can access our global network of experts when required.

About You 

• You are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree or graduate degree in a business-related field (BBA, Commerce) and will graduate in mid-2025 and have a clear interest in the Insurance industry
• You have a strong mathematical and analytical aptitude and enjoy problem-solving and solutioning
• You like using your strong communication skills to work with and collaborate with diverse teams, but also do not mind the opportunity for some independent work
• You thrive working under pressure, handling multiple tasks and priorities in an often changing and/or ambiguous environment.
• You're actively seeking to learn and develop, particularly with a focus in insurance and underwriting.