Casualty Underwriter

Casualty Underwriter (M/F/d*) - Facultative & Corporate LA South

**Company**
Munich Re
**Location**
Bogotá, Colombia

Munich Re Bogota is responsible for important and growing markets in Latin America such as Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia within its Underwriting Center function for F&C single risks lines of business. At our Casualty UW team in Bogota we strive to assure the highest standards in underwriting quality and excellence as well as to develop and provide business solutions with a clear focus on our clients.

We are looking for a **_Casualty single-risk underwriter (M/F/d*) _**focused on**_ Casualty / TPL / D&O / Cyber Risks / Professional Indemnity_** to join our team.

**Your Job**:

- Assessing and underwriting Casualty single risks offers (proportional and non -proportional with a high degree of exposures analysis) for our clients in LA Region, including pricing, risk assessment, policy wording analysis, quotation, admin and documentation.
- Implementing business acquisition tactics in accordance with target portfolio, risk appetite, underwriting guidelines and authorities, client segmentation and business unit strategy.
- Closely interacting with clients, understanding their needs and business strategy for developing joint opportunities and providing tailor made solutions.
- Pro-active enhancement and expansion of business relationships in direct contact with cedants and brokers with a clear focus on acquisition of new profitable business.
- Supporting managerial tasks of the department manager on matters such as strategy implementation, underwriting quality assurance and business development, closely interacting with the headquarters.
- Supporting treaty underwriting in client reviews for Casualty lines of business.
- Supporting local office and other areas on technical questions and business development by taking a high degree of personal initiative and consistently exploiting all synergies available within Munich Re.
- Coordinating and facilitating local internal and regional UW procedures within UW Excellence Framework.
- Support seminars, workshops for clients on local and regional basis.
- Taking on special projects / initiatives, e.g. within multidisciplinary working groups and projects on local and regional scale.
- Actively contribute to ensure opinion leadership within the Casualty re/insurance community in the region.
- Working on market, customer and portfolio analyses, and providing ideas to generate new business and innovative (product) solutions.
- Strategic and innovative vision of the business to support its development.

**Your Profile**:

- University degree (preferably in Law, economy, Business Administration). MSc. Is a plus.
- A minimum of 5 years single risks Casualty underwriting experience in reinsurance / direct insurance and/or claims.
- Experience on specific field of business practice / expertise desirable e. g. D&O, PI, Cyber
- Ability to work as a team player in multidisciplinary environments.
- High degree of client orientation, negotiation & marketing skills and interest in finding innovative client solutions.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to think out of the box.
- Preparedness to take ownership, proactive, highly self-motivated and target-oriented.
- Proven Intercultural competence and delight in working in international teams.
- High degree of commitment, flexibility and willingness to travel.
- Business-fluent (written and spoken) Spanish and English. German is of advantage.

**About us**

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel.

Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.

Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.

Our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below.

**Unlock your potential**
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
- ** Continuous Learning**: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
- ** Career Mobility**: we actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.

**Rewards & Recognition**
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Competitive salary**:appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
- ** Retirement provision**:state of the art in-house pension solution