Senior Underwriter / Senior Underwriteress

Main Tasks

- Support the Regional Manager in designing the overall market and client/Line of Business (LoB) strategy within the Underwriting (UW) Planning process and ensure its efficient execution.

- Underwrite treaty Property & Casualty (P&C) business in the MENA region in accordance with Echo Re UW and Pricing Guidelines.

- Assist in building a technically sound portfolio and undertake measures to safeguard profitability.

- Assess the existing portfolio and identify potential new opportunities while analyzing deal risks and their drivers.

- Analyze underlying data, including ancillary information such as market intelligence reports and trends, to establish forward-looking insights.

- Support various administrative roles to further optimize the UW processes.

- Visit markets and clients to maintain, identify, and develop relationships with existing and new clients.

- Fully document client visit outcomes and address any related issues promptly.

- Coordinate marketing and underwriting activities with the responsible Specialty line managers (Affinity, Agriculture, Credit & Surety, Engineering, Marine & Energy).

- Represent Echo Re at industry events (conferences, seminars, etc.).

- Collaborate closely with Pricing Actuaries.

- Optimize the consumption of allocated capacities (Risk and NatCat).

- Ensure efficient and high-quality administration of the portfolio together with the market responsible UW Assistant.

- Review and approve claims in conjunction with the Claims Department following the Claims Guidelines.

- Review, validate, and countersign contractual documents.

Profile

• University degree (Bachelor's degree or higher) in Insurance, Economics, Business, Mathematics/Actuarial Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences, or a comparable recognized postgraduate degree in Insurance/Reinsurance (ACII or local equivalent).
• At least five years of relevant reinsurance underwriting experience (non-life treaty or facultative UW) in the MENA region.
• Strong affinity for local culture and knowledge of local business practices.
• Familiarity with pricing and/or relevant NatCat models.
• Enthusiastic and forward-looking mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent team player with strong communication skills.
• Negotiation skills to effectively engage with business partners and internal stakeholders.
• Technical, analytical, and results-oriented mindset.
• Strong sense of reliability and responsibility.
• Proficient knowledge of MS-Office products, especially Excel.
• Language skills: Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is essential. The ability to communicate in Arabic or French at a business level is required, with additional language skills being a distinct advantage.

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