VP Underwriter - PartnerRe

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About this job:

In this role you will be responsible for underwriting a diverse book of casualty business, including production and marketing activities. This role is part of a highly collaborative team in which decisions are made in an efficient and dynamic operating environment.

About the role:

• Underwrite a book of professional liability treaty business.  Potential business includes D&O and ancillary classes. E&O classes, Transactional Liability, Cyber Liability. MGA-produced business.
• Responsible for working and collaborating with colleagues internationally.
• Build a portfolio of business that is structured to produce and maintain profitable results throughout the market cycle.
• Conduct extensive reviews and analyses of treaty reinsurance opportunities, including performing a thorough analysis of primary operations, products, and management teams. Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and reinsurance brokers to cultivate continuous flow of treaty reinsurance opportunities.
• Work in close collaboration with the actuarial, finance and claims teams to analyze and structure reinsurance programs.
• Travel as required to meet with clients and brokers, attend and conduct client reviews, and attend industry conferences.
• Bring strong external broker and client relationships to the Partner Re team.
• Coordinate with department manager on the development and execution of the production and sales process including planning, marketing, operating routines, and portfolio monitoring.
• Negotiate with brokers on new and renewal business and involve senior management in the process as needed.

Product Knowledge and Policy Command:

• Ability to understand and assess market trends.
• Knowledge of and able to assess standard policy language.
• Review specific coverage requests to determine current risk appetite and/or whether review by additional senior underwriting authority is required.
• Knowledge and expertise of other liability lines of business is a plus.

About you:

• Strong interpersonal skills; able to engage clients, brokers and colleagues and gain their trust as partner and collaborator.
• An analytical/inquisitive mindset with strong technical skills, able to make quantitative and qualitative assessments of risk
• Ability to produce and work with system-generated reports.
• Highly collaborative and versatile; with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound business judgment.
• A willingness to share one’s point of view.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Strong work ethic and a desire to succeed.
• Unquestionable professional integrity

Education/Further requirements:

• A college or university degree is required. An MBA or relevant advanced degree is preferred.
• CPCU, ARE or other industry designations are preferred.
• A minimum of 5-10years of experience in progressively advancing underwriting roles in the insurance industry and/or in the reinsurance brokerage sector.
• Strong industry relationships and well respected by reinsurance brokers and insurers.
• Working knowledge of actuarial and pricing concepts. Experience partnering with actuarial teams to price and structure reinsurance treaties.
• A thorough understanding of the underlying business. 
• A strong grasp of policy forms and pricing schemes. The individual should also understand the role and impact of claims, actuarial, accounting, and finance in the underwriting process.

PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best.  We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

Thank you,

PartnerRe Hiring Team