Zurich Insurance Europe AG, filial Sverige jobb i Stockholm

Underwriting Technical Lead, Property and Engineering Lines
Zurich is one of the most specialized insurance companies within non-life insurance for local and international business in the Nordic market. We are now looking for a strong technical underwriter with a great portfolio management skillset to take on the position as Underwriting Technical Lead, Property and Engineering Lines.

Job description:
The Underwriting Technical Lead for Property and Engineering Lines will focus on the Nordic property market, including technical risks, engineering lines, and marine insurance portfolios across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
This role ensures alignment across property and technical risks, engineering lines, and marine insurance to establish a strong and cohesive underwriting organization that focuses on disciplined underwriting execution. The responsibilities of this role include reinforcing the underwriting framework and foundation, leading and coordinating policy wordings, managing accumulations, providing assurance, steering portfolios, and implementing improvement actions. Additionally, this role involves overseeing the technical training and development of underwriters under the direction of the respective Line of Business (LoB) Head.


Key tasks and accountabilities:
Identify key target areas in conjunction with the respective LoB Head and develop technical underwriting strategy, tactical plans and measurable objectives embedding strategic goals and underwriting plans in line with the CI UW strategies and framework, and drive execution and delivery of results and assist in the delivery of the required underwriting result for the short tail portfolios
Develop underwriting talent through training and reinforce the underwriting framework and foundation
Monitor and manage cat exposures and accumulations
Support in assurance planning, reviews and actions
Support in Nordic internal referrals
Monitor and support in the data quality of the respective portfolios
Focus on wording development and keep wording repositories up to date
Focus on creating efficient processes in facultative re-insurance and strengthen the framework for underwriters
Ensure collaborative and coherent approach with internal and external stakeholders
Contribute to the account level underwriting activities


Qualification:
Extensive experience in property and engineering lines underwriting with proven technical underwriting capability
Master’s or bachelor’s degree
Knowledge of distribution, portfolio management, execution on strategic plans
Knowledge and experience on technical risks is preferred
Experience in handling multinational programs
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Ensure high degree of trust with the EMEA and Global Underwriting teams to obtain maximum empowerment / minimal referrals to operate in the Nordic countries


Skills and competencies:
Analytical with great people skills
Working through each aspect of a task or project; driving a task or project through to completion
Ensuring that all work performed is of a high standard
Excellent communication skills
Proactively developing and maintaining effective relationships to facilitate the achievement of goals
Customer focus focusing on customers’ needs to drive the solution


You are welcome to submit your application online on September 19th at the latest. The selection process will run continuously and we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please refer your questions to Taija Tolonen-Pavlenko, Chief Underwriting Officer, +358968666351, taija.tolonen-pavlenko@zurich.com or Carl-Arvid Nilsson, Nordic Talent Acquisition Specialist, +46767203350, carlarvid.nilsson@zurich.com

Who we are
Zurich is one of the world’s leading insurance groups, and one of the few to operate on a global basis. Our mission is to help our customers understand and protect themselves from risk. With about 60,000 employees serving customers in more than 215 countries, we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. We help individuals, small and medium sized companies and global corporations around the world understand and protect themselves from risk by offering a wide range of insurance products, solutions and advisory services.

Our people are the heart & soul of Zurich. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!
Our ambition is to become one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world. To get there we hire and develop the best talent available. With Zurich, you can expect to work on challenges that will help you grow and to collaborate with a diverse and inclusive global team.

Zurich is one of the most specialized insurance companies within non-life insurance for local and international business in the Nordic market. We are now looking for a strong leader with a great portfolio management skillset to take on the position as Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions.
The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions will be responsible for MGAs across the Nordics including profitability and growth, governance and reporting. The position will also include a responsibility over portfolio solutions including governance, reporting and business development.
The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions will report direct to Nordic CEO and matrix to Nordic CUO, being a member of the Nordic Underwriting Management.
Job description
The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions leads the Nordic strategy on MGAs with particular emphasis on growth and profitability. The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions ensures and maintains appropriate engagement with the CI MGA team to enable the needs of Nordic to be fully understood and met.
The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions leads the implementation of policies, procedures, controls, delegation and monitoring for all MGA and Portfolio business written in Nordic to ensure profitability and governance targets and obligations are achieved.
The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions handles and leads performance reviews within the Nordic branches. The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions ensures that the pricing of all MGA and Portfolio Solutions in the Nordic aligns with underwriting strategy and regional and local priorities. The Head of MGA and Portfolio Solutions establishes event identification, risk assessment, risk response, control activities & monitoring of the underwriting operations to provide assurance that the function is adhering to underwriting governance/compliance principles.
Key Accountabilities
Technical and operational performance of the function
Delivery of the Country Underwriting result within MGA and Portfolio Solutions with a robust underwriting performance management framework.
Effective engagement with other functions to ensure their insights and contributions are understood and actioned is expected.
Ensures the implementation, use and oversight of The Zurich Way of Underwriting
Provides guidance to the Nordic CEO and CUO on matters to steer and safeguard the business.
Ensures that the underwriting governance and oversight framework and processes are robust, used and effective
Engage, leverage and utilize Zurich out of Country resources, knowledge, empowerment and assets to aid the delivery of the plan and where required providing resources.
Provides guidance to and takes guidance from colleagues at Region, Group and the Commercial insurance business.
Engages with customers, brokers, regulators, rating agencies and other external parties as necessary
Drives product management and development within the function.

Qualifications and experience:
Experienced underwriter/ financial analyst or actuary managing a portfolio of General Insurance business
Leadership experience from managing a team
Regulatory alignment experience preferred
Extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and underwriting markets, and experience from the Nordics with an established trust with key brokers and clients is an advantage
Demonstrable expertise of underlying insurance concepts
Financial Services country regulations, compliance and governance knowledge
Corporate strategy and advanced business planning techniques
Operational change and transformation leadership experience
English language spoken and written at a high level

Skills and competencies
Strategic and operational leadership
Strong understanding of processes and governance
Strong portfolio management capabilities
High level of relationship building skills
Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills

As a person, you are curious and have an open mindset of doing things in new and different ways. You like to seek new solutions and you include the Diversity and Inclusion perspective into your leadership behaviors as well as the everyday work. You ensure your own actions and behaviors are well aligned with the Zurich’s Strategy, Purpose & Values. You have a personal drive and resilience, and ability to energize self.
What we can offer you:
A diverse and inclusive workplace
Global Career development
Wellbeing initiatives
Hybrid working
Competitive compensation package
Occupational pension
Comprehensive insurance package
Great location in the central part of the city

Please refer your questions to Nordic CEO, Mattias Fritz, direct: +46 7 93323431
You are welcome to submit your application online on May 19th at the latest.