Underwriting Team Lead - Miscellaneous Professional Liability / Middle Market

Company: Crossell
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Underwriting Team Lead - Miscellaneous Professional Liability / Middle Market About the RoleWe are looking for a pro-active, highly motivated and result oriented insurance professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and desire to build and maintain a profitable book of Middle Market Miscellaneous Professional Liability business.

• The leader will be responsible for shaping and executing the strategy of a new professional liability product within a team of other professional liability products.
• You will lead the drafting of policy wording and key coverages.
• With the support of actuary, you will develop rates and underwriting standards.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining broker relationships in the MPL space.
• Analyze data to steer profitable decision making, risk selection, recognize market cycles and trends.
• Proven record of success working across various disciplines (actuary, finance, claims, operations, legal, etc.).About the TeamSwiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re. The Professional liability team is a business unit that is critical to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Top 10 Ambition.Within Corporate Solutions we are a highly collaborative team of Financial and Professional Liability underwriters who respect each other, and our clients. We are inclusive and welcome each other's ideas and opinions. We pride ourselves on the profitable and sustainable business we have built.About YouAre you an experienced Miscellaneous Professional Liability underwriter who is eager to take your career to the next level? Are you looking for a new challenge? If you want to help us build a new Primary MPL product from the ground up with a professional team at an insurance company who cares about the whole person, this is the job for you.To succeed in this role, you must bring:
  • 7+ years of Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions Underwriting experience.
  • Balanced awareness of risk and opportunities with strong business and financial acumen.
  • Strong communication (verbal and written), influencing, negotiation, organization, time management and analytical skills.
  • Excellent people and leadership capabilities allowing us to attract and keep top talent.
  • Confident with basic data analytics, preferred.Domestic travel required with occasional international travel.The role is open to Chicago, IL or Kansas City, MO office locations. There is potential to consider other locations for a qualified individual. For roles located within our Swiss Re offices, our company has a hybrid work model where the expectations is that you will be in the office two to three days per week on average.About Swiss Re Corporate SolutionsSwiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.Keywords:Reference Code: 131178Nearest Major Market: ChicagoJob Segment: Liability, Accounting, Actuarial, Claims, Manager, Insurance, Finance, Management
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