Transaction Liability Assistant Underwriter

Transaction Liability Assistant Underwriter Department: Transaction Liability Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: US - New York Reporting To: Brett Rawlings Compensation: $100,000 - $115,000 / year Description As an Assistant Underwriter, you’ll provide operational, analytical, and transactional support to our Transaction Liability underwriting team, supporting the end-to-end underwriting process from submission through to policy binding. About the role CFC’s Transaction Liability team underwrites a broad range of risks connected to mergers and acquisitions, including Representations & Warranties (R&W / W&I) insurance, as well as contingent liability and tax insurance, with a focus on North America. Day to day, your role will be: Supporting underwriters by providing underwriting assistance including file and document management and assisting to manage workflow/reporting requirements on CFC’s internal underwriting system Working with the existing support functions in CFC to ensure the timely progression of transactions from initial submission to policy binding (including the administrative aspects of this process) Reviewing and amending transaction documents including non-disclosure and hold harmless letters as required, as well as preparation of quotation documents Liaising with external legal counsel as required Developing relationships with M&A insurance brokers, lawyers, private equity firms, deal principals and internal CFC colleagues as required Analysing CFC’s M&A insurance portfolio, updating internal data sets and providing insights and management information About you You’ll be organised, detail-oriented, and keen to learn, with a foundation in transactional risk, insurance, or M&A-related work. You enjoy working collaboratively and are comfortable juggling multiple priorities. We’re ideally looking for: Experience in insurance, underwriting support, legal services, finance, or a related professional services environment Strong attention to detail and good document-handling skills Confidence working with data, systems, and Excel-based reporting Clear communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships A proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of tasks #J-18808-Ljbffr CFC