Life Products Underwriter

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa iptiQ Full time

**About Swiss Re**

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, 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.

**About the role**

Are you a dedicated and passionate senior L&H Underwriter looking for a change? We are looking for an ambitious and future-minded underwriter to join the South Africa Team in Cape Town

In addition to some more traditional underwriting activities, such as UW case management decision making with appropriate risk management controls, training and auditing, we also need someone who likes to be client facing, helping our clients in both operational and strategic areas.

This opportunity offers phenomenal career development opportunities for existing underwriters or (re)insurance professionals who are really looking for a role where they can directly influence the success of Swiss Re and its partners on the African continent.

The role will work together with the dedicated South Africa cross functional teams (Client Markets, Claims, Costing) on product development, on innovative solutions and in helping to establish Swiss Re as the premier underwriting partner to support our clients with their challenges.

**About You**

You are:
- An experienced L&H underwriter- Proficient in English, Afrikaans is an added advantage- Willing to take accountability for leading and driving tasks & projects, combined with ability to collaborate and support colleagues and the wider team.- Comfortable with technology and innovation

You have:
- Strong local market knowledge- Solid skills on financial and medical underwriting- 5 - 10 years underwriting experience- Experience in L&H product development and/or project management, or have worked in a client-facing role in another capacity- Significant awareness of market and portfolio dynamics, including the ability to anticipate and mitigate potential risks and opportunities- Experience with formulating underwriting standards, medical requirements reviews etc- You can collaborate and support colleagues across markets different markets- Besides strong technical underwriting knowledge, you should be comfortable talking to senior level clients and ideally have experience of marketing (re)insurance services.

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