Head Property & Specialty Underwriting South Africa at Swiss Re

About the Role

• We offer you an outstanding opportunity to lead our Underwriting team in CorSo function which will give you a big exposure to the market and wider senior management.

You will:

• Craft the South African and Pan African underwriting business strategy with the CEO with focus on building a profitable and sustainable book of business.
• Own the annual business planning/budgeting process
• Improve quality of portfolio by monitoring & steering, performing data driven analysis, guidance, tactical execution
• Represent CorSo with external partners, i.e. clients, brokers, industry associations/conferences/panels, regulators, etc.
• Actively develop your UW team
• Triage new submissions and find opportunities to position Swiss Re Corporate Solutions on programmes at the earliest possible stage.
• Underwrite the business. Assessing the risk, coverage, terms and conditions. Rate the business within the available rating tool landscape.
• Negotiate with clients and brokers in collaboration with the client manager.

About You

• If you bring strong communication & negotiation skills with good market knowledge and network, this role is for you!

Essentials:

• Minimum 8+ years in underwriting at a senior level with knowledge in Property, Mining, Construction and Engineering Underwriting in Insurance and/or Broking.
• Strong leader, able to engage, coach, mentor and motivate people
• Deep understanding of portfolio management, risk selection and underwriting practice (including risk management, industry assessment, client risk appetite and rating methodologies)
• Solid understanding of policy language, coupled with ability to interpret the structure of insurance contracts and challenge clauses where necessary, drawing on market knowledge
• Exposure to working in the broader African markets