Engineering Underwriting Assistant

**Engineering Underwriting Assistant - Facultative & Corporate (M/F/d)**:
Munich Re Bogota is responsible for important and fast growing markets in Latin America such as Chile, Colombia, Peru and Argentina within its Underwriting Centre function for facultative business. Our Engineering underwriting team in Bogota strives to assure highest standards in underwriting quality and excellence as well as to develop and provide business solutions with a clear focus on our clients.

**Location**
Bogotá, Colombia

We are looking for an Engineering Underwriting Assistant (M/F/d) focused on technical / operational support and committed to learn about facultative engineering reinsurance to join our team.

Your job
- Closely interacting with clients and understanding their needs in regards of reinsurance policy endorsements.
- Analysing and processing endorsements (extensions, SI increases / decreases and other policy modifications) for our clients in LA South region in regards of different engineering lines of business e.g.: Power generation, construction and erection projects, civil engineering completed risks, contractors’ plant and machinery.
- Interacting and cooperating with the local engineering underwriting team, as well as with engineering underwriters from MR Munich and other MR offices, both on technical and administrative tasks.
- Ensuring client’s satisfaction through speed and quality of handling enquiries.
- Preparing risk information and populating basic technical info into MR underwriting tools.
- Interacting with our Re Insurance Accounting department - RIA and providing information on premium payment due dates, figures and underwriting info.
- Supporting underwriting quality by verifying proper filing and completeness of underwriting information
- Supporting local Property & Engineering department on single risk information requests, accounting details and portfolio reports.
- Supporting the planning, organisation and follow-up of engineering seminars, meetings and workshops for clients on local and regional basis.
- Taking part on special projects / initiatives, e.g.: within multidisciplinary working groups and projects on local and regional scale.

**Profile**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent (with sound knowledge of quality control/assurance, industrial processes, manufacturing and/or industrial safety).
- Open to new graduates and to those further along in their career with up to 2 years of experience
- High-level coordinating skills (collaboration with other MR areas locally and abroad).
- Experience / Knowledge in digital solutions / platforms is of advantage.
- High degree of client orientation, negotiation skills and interest in learning about facultative reinsurance.
- Intercultural competence, delight and ability to work as a team player in multidisciplinary / international environments.
- High degree of commitment and flexibility.
- Proven presentation and communication skills (e.g.: initiating internal processes, new methods, presenting instructions or communication in the team).
- Ability to speak and write in Spanish and English fluently.
- Excellent knowledge and practice of MS office.
- Solid knowledge of Power BI is a plus.

About us

At Munich RE...
- You will work in an environment where we think big: Change and culture are continuously role-modeled. We create and articulate a compelling and ambitious shared purpose, vision and direction. We pave the way toward success and see failure as a learning
- You are going to experience that we care & dare: We are empathetic. We know when to lead and know when to let others lead. We attract, grow and coach future leaders
- We communicate in a clear & authentic way: We interact with a positive and humble spirit. We solicit feedback, ask and listen, learn and unlearn
- You will grow with your clients: Whatever our role, we support business, in an efficient and effective way, to create value for our clients. We embrace new ways of working leveraging digitalization to deliver solutions
- We lead the We: We have a passion for winning and growing as a team. We inspire people to be capable of joint performance. We create an inclusive environment where different thoughts, generations, cultures, and experiences are valued and encouraged

**Margaret Aragón Meier**
**HR Consultant**