Assistant Insurance Underwriter

This is your opportunity to work alongside experienced underwriters, sharpen your analytical skills, and make a real impact in a global, innovative insurance environment.

As an Underwriting Assistant in our Credit & Surety team, you will play a vital role in supporting the underwriting process for contract surety accounts. You'll be at the heart of the action - analyzing financial data, managing account documentation, and helping ensure our underwriters have everything they need to make smart, informed decisions. Account Management: Update CUA/Imaging systems with current underwriting information for both new and existing accounts, always ensuring accuracy and completeness

Financial Data Entry & Analysis: Enter financial information into CUA, including preliminary analysis, and evaluate new and existing accounts to identify potential red flags or positive attributes

Credit Reporting: Pull personal and corporate credit reports as needed to support underwriting decisions and assess creditworthiness of companies and their owners

Account Setup: Establish new accounts in CUA, ensuring all pertinent documentation is captured and maintained in accordance with the SRCS Surety Group Procedure Manual

Consent of Surety: Review and approve consent of surety for agents on final bonds where there are no outstanding claims, all subcontractors and suppliers have been paid, and no lingering issues remain

Special Projects: Participate in special projects and provide custom reports as delegated by the Regional/Branch Manager

We are a collaborative, knowledgeable, and driven group, committed to delivering industry-leading underwriting and claims service to our clients. With approximately 50 locations worldwide, we bring global expertise and local insight to everything we do.

You are comfortable working with numbers and data, and you take pride in the accuracy and quality of your work. Whether you're a recent graduate with a financial background or an experienced professional looking for a new challenge, you bring curiosity, initiative, and a collaborative spirit to everything you do.

Financial or Accounting Background: Demonstrated experience or education in finance, accounting, or a related field, with the ability to interpret and evaluate financial statements

Quantitative & Financial Analysis: Proficiency in analyzing financial data, identifying trends, and drawing meaningful conclusions to support underwriting decisions

Microsoft Office Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook), with the ability to produce accurate reports and correspondence efficiently

Prior experience in the insurance, surety, or financial services industry

Familiarity with underwriting systems or document management platforms such as CUA/Imaging

Experience reviewing or preparing legal or financial agreements such as GIAs or subordination agreements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a customer-focused mindset

The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

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