Senior Underwriter Financial Lines
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, exceptional financial strength, and a broad range of personal and commercial insurance products. As an underwriting company with a strong ambition to grow and develop, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. In the Nordics we are an organization of 140 employees of which 52 colleague in the Copenhagen office.
We are now looking for a Senior Underwriter to our Financial Lines team in Copenhagen – a team of in total 5 highly skilled and motivated professionals. The role will be focused on growing and servicing our Danish and Norwegian portfolios you will however work closely with colleagues across the Nordic countries.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious person with a solid underwriting experience to join an international and dynamic organization where you have all opportunities to learn and develop your skills within both Financial Lines and support Chubb in developing our product offering and underwriter expertise.
As a Senior Underwriter you will have three main areas of responsibility:
- Take ownership of underwriting of both new and renewal business, primarily within Directors and Officers Liability, Crime Insurance, Employment Practice Liability, IPOs and Professional Indemnity. This includes supporting all our business segments, hereunder a focus on multinational programs
- Be the go-to person for other team members in relation to underwriting and wording technical questions and supporting the Nordic Line Manager
- Be a well-known and highly respected underwriting profile in the Danish and Norwegian markets promoting the Chubb Financial Lines values proposition.
Your key responsibilities as a Senior Financial Lines Underwriter will be to:
- Conduct independent underwriting & negotiations which includes risk assessment and pricing of new business opportunities and renewals, as well as independently negotiating with brokers on price, conditions etc.
- Lead and deliver Product Development within the Financial Lines product areas to improve client retention and new business.
- Support the Nordic Line Manager in implementation of portfolio actions.
- Ensure quality control within defined areas of responsibility by undertaking quantitative underwriting review to develop best performers’ segments.
- Sales & Market related activities:
- Represent and promote Chubb to brokers and clients, and thereby increasing Chubb market visibility. This includes local & international meetings and social activities with brokers.
- Maximize cross selling in collaboration with our other lines of business.
Qualifications
What do we expect from you?
As a person you are ambitions and enjoy working in an international and dynamic environment surrounded by supportive and dedicated team members. Being a part of the Chubb Financial Lines team means that you are an engaged and flexible team player who is hungry for achieving results and take on new learning.
Your Qualifications
- Relevant academic qualifications such as a bachelor’s or master´s degree in:
- Business Law and Business Administration, Law
- Economics
- Data Science or similar.
- Preferably 3-10 years of experience within financial analysis / financial lines underwriting within financial products or similar experience
- Experience of working in a multinational environment
- Demonstrated achievements, experience and skills in risk analysis within the financial sector
- Excellent communication and commercial skills
- Experience in negotiating and attracting profitable business
- Danish and English on a professional level – written and spoken
- Self-driven and proactive with a Can-do attitude
- Proficient in MS Office tools and the ability to follow a steep learning curve for similar tools used in underwriting.
What We Offer At Chubb
This is a great opportunity to join and take responsibility in an international organization where you have excellent opportunities to really take your career in finance to the next level.
In Chubb we offer steep learning curves also for talents with significant existing industry experience. You will have direct access to senior referral underwriters and other subject matter experts in your daily work.
Aside from our core learning opportunities, we want to cherish our employees and thus offer a large benefit package, including but not limited to:
- Individualized development plan according to your career goals
- Healthcare, insurance, pension
- Paid fitness subscription
- Professional cantina using mostly organic products.
For further information regarding the position, please contact either
Henrik Krak Sandfeld, – Financial Lines Manager, Nordics, +45 27154225 or
Anders Hofman-Bang, Country Manager Denmark & Norway, +45 24 62 50 44
We will evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and we therefore ask that you send your application (in English or Danish) together with your CV as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you.
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.