(Senior) Underwriter Facultative Property
Place of work
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
Contract type
full-time
full-time
Wage (gross)
3 300 - 5 400 EUR/monthThe specific salary offered considers: the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role and the applicant’s own profile including education/ qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience. In the situation where you significantly exceed the requirements, the offered salary may be above the advertised range. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
3 300 - 5 400 EUR/monthThe specific salary offered considers: the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role and the applicant’s own profile including education/ qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience. In the situation where you significantly exceed the requirements, the offered salary may be above the advertised range. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
About the Role
Is underwriting your passion? Would you like to use and broaden your underwriting knowledge in one of the best reinsurance companies in the world? Does the interaction with clients and brokers excite you? Are you passionate about further developing business in the CEE- and CIS-region?
Your job will focus on originating, evaluating, and underwriting facultative property business for the CEE/CIS markets in close collaboration with your team. You will be able to assess a wide range of risk types with your experience and by utilizing state-of-the-art models. Your role will be complemented by fostering and developing client and broker relationships.
You will collaborate with key account managers, client managers, market underwriters and treaty underwriters in a cross-functional team. Together we build on our partnerships with our clients and share our knowledge, with the objective to bring value for the client and Swiss Re. This role offers you lots of space to develop own ideas and find creative solutions.
Key responsibilities:
- Evaluation, underwriting and conclusion of facultative property insurance business primarily for the CEE/CIS markets
- Developing client and broker relationships to achieve Swiss Re's vision and create value for our clients
- Cooperation with risk-engineering, contracts, client managers as well as treaty underwriters in a cross-functional team
- Developing strategies to expand our position on current accounts and to cross-sell other lines of business
About the Team
As an integral part of Facultative EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), we're a diverse and international team of experienced underwriters with long-standing relationships into our markets, building on a very high level of single risks underwriting expertise and with a strong track record. The team serves the markets from our offices in Bratislava, Munich and Zurich. We're looking to complement and strengthen our team with someone bringing experience in underwriting, a fresh view, and innovative ideas as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and energy.
Join our team! We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious Senior Underwriter Facultative Property for the Northern, Central and Eastern Europe desk covering the CEE/CIS markets.
Is underwriting your passion? Would you like to use and broaden your underwriting knowledge in one of the best reinsurance companies in the world? Does the interaction with clients and brokers excite you? Are you passionate about further developing business in the CEE- and CIS-region?
Your job will focus on originating, evaluating, and underwriting facultative property business for the CEE/CIS markets in close collaboration with your team. You will be able to assess a wide range of risk types with your experience and by utilizing state-of-the-art models. Your role will be complemented by fostering and developing client and broker relationships.
You will collaborate with key account managers, client managers, market underwriters and treaty underwriters in a cross-functional team. Together we build on our partnerships with our clients and share our knowledge, with the objective to bring value for the client and Swiss Re. This role offers you lots of space to develop own ideas and find creative solutions.
Key responsibilities:
- Evaluation, underwriting and conclusion of facultative property insurance business primarily for the CEE/CIS markets
- Developing client and broker relationships to achieve Swiss Re's vision and create value for our clients
- Cooperation with risk-engineering, contracts, client managers as well as treaty underwriters in a cross-functional team
- Developing strategies to expand our position on current accounts and to cross-sell other lines of business
About the Team
As an integral part of Facultative EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), we're a diverse and international team of experienced underwriters with long-standing relationships into our markets, building on a very high level of single risks underwriting expertise and with a strong track record. The team serves the markets from our offices in Bratislava, Munich and Zurich. We're looking to complement and strengthen our team with someone bringing experience in underwriting, a fresh view, and innovative ideas as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and energy.
Join our team! We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious Senior Underwriter Facultative Property for the Northern, Central and Eastern Europe desk covering the CEE/CIS markets.
Employee perks, benefits
- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card
Information about the selection process
We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
Requirements for the employee
Candidates with education suit the position
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Language skills
English - Upper intermediate (B2)
Personality requirements and skills
About you
• 8+ years of experience in underwriting or broking of insurance, or reinsurance of Commercial and Industrial Property Risks
• Excellent understanding of Single Risk Assessment and Underwriting including direct insurance know-how
• Strong technical skills including industry-specific exposure and business interruption know-how as well as fire protection, and single risk natural hazard/protection fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of property wordings and contract topics
• University degree preferably in Economics, Engineering or Law.
• Broad network into the insurance world across clients and brokers in Central and Eastern Europe
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proficient in English
• Willingness for international travel
• You are persistent, pragmatic and strive for solutions
• You are attracted by working in an international environment and are an outstanding teammate
• 8+ years of experience in underwriting or broking of insurance, or reinsurance of Commercial and Industrial Property Risks
• Excellent understanding of Single Risk Assessment and Underwriting including direct insurance know-how
• Strong technical skills including industry-specific exposure and business interruption know-how as well as fire protection, and single risk natural hazard/protection fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of property wordings and contract topics
• University degree preferably in Economics, Engineering or Law.
• Broad network into the insurance world across clients and brokers in Central and Eastern Europe
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proficient in English
• Willingness for international travel
• You are persistent, pragmatic and strive for solutions
• You are attracted by working in an international environment and are an outstanding teammate
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Brief description of the company
As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.
Number of employees
1700 and more employees
Company address
Contact
Contact person: Maros Gal
ID: 5086846
Dátum zverejnenia: 25.6.2025
2025-06-25
lokalita: Bratislava Pozícia: Insurance Underwriter, Sales Representative Spoločnosť: Swiss Re
Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 3 300 EUR/month