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Underwriter or Senior Underwriter- Small & Mid-Sized Lawyers

Swiss Re
Chicago, IL, US
Full-time

About the Role

Our Small & Mid-Sized Lawyers Team is looking for an Underwriter with passion and visibility in the industry who is willing, as needed, to travel and engage with clients.

You should have a strong background in building relationships, and experience with professional liability underwriting other industry experience.

Your responsibilities will include :

  • Analyzing and assessing submissions and negotiating the best position for our Lawyers line of business
  • Underwriting for existing and new clients by providing excellent customer service and creative solutions
  • Developing strategies to expand our outreach with the broker community
  • Preparing quotations and offering and negotiating proposals in a fast-paced environment
  • Contributing to the development of our product.

About the Team :

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has offered innovative, excellent products along with financial strength to the lawyers community for over 50 years.

Come join our team of dedicated and experienced underwriters who work with nationwide and regional brokers in this exciting area.

About You :

We are looking for a smart, creative, and enthusiastic collaborator who can engage in challenging conversations with lawyers and brokers.

To be successful, you need to have strong communication, negotiation and partnering skills. You consider yourself comfortable working in a purposeful goal oriented environment. We prefer :

  • Minimum 3 years of underwriting or industry experience
  • Strong broker and client network skills
  • Proficiency in the use of underwriting tools and ability to interpret and judge the results
  • Good level of energy and pro-active behavior

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss 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.

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.

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23 days ago
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