Underwriting Officer

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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Insurance • Financial Services
The Role
Assess and manage specialty and financial insurance risks across a broker portfolio. Prepare renewals, quotations, cover notes and invoices for financial lines (D&O, PI, Medical Malpractice, Cyber, K&R, etc.). Negotiate facultative reinsurance terms, verify placing slips, support policy processing, monitor accounts, provide technical guidance, and pursue growth and upselling.
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Main duties and responsibilities

  • Underwriting and Technical Duties
  • Risk assessment and management of specialty and financial risks within the allocated portfolio
  • Analysis of clients’ risk, deciding the appropriate covers, extensions, exclusions, and premium of insurance products.
  • Prepare, submit, record, and follow up of renewal terms and quotations for the following insurance products: Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Indemnity, Medical Malpractice, Kidnap & Ransom, Cyber Liability, Single Project Professional Indemnity, Commercial Crime and Combined Insurances.
  • Place facultative covers - negotiate terms with reinsurers and reinsurance brokers (local and international).
  • Management of a portfolio of insurance brokers.
  • Record and submit instructions to Documentation and Policy Processing.
  • Verification of Brokers’ Placing Slips and preparation of Cover Notes and Invoices.
  • Portfolio Management and Customer Relationship Management
  • Monitoring of existing client’s accounts.
  • Provision of technical guidance and assistance to internal and external customers.
  • Prompting growth, upselling and business acquisition.
  • Customer Relationship Management duties.

Candidate's Profile

  • Minimum Higher School Certificate (HSC) with Accounting/Economics at Principal level
  • Diploma or Degree in Finance would be an advantage
  • Diploma in Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) or studying towards CII
  • Minimum 3 years’ working experience in Insurance sector preferably in the financial lines
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Team player and able to work individually as well
  • Good analytical skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills

     The Company reserves the right:

    1. To convene only the best qualified candidates to participate in the selection exercise.

    2. Not to make any appointment following this advertisement.

Skills Required

  • Minimum Higher School Certificate (HSC) with Accounting/Economics at Principal level
  • Diploma or Degree in Finance
  • Diploma in Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) or studying towards CII
  • Minimum 3 years' working experience in Insurance sector preferably in the financial lines
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Team player and able to work individually
  • Good analytical skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
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The Company
HQ: Port Louis
530 Employees
Year Founded: 1855

What We Do

SWAN provides the full range of non-banking financial solutions, from Insurance, Pension & Actuarial services, to Wealth Management & Securities Trading.

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