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Locations:Schaumburg, IL, US |Kansas City, MO, US

Are you passionate about balancing risk and reward to build a profitable portfolio? Do you excel at developing strong client relationships while making strategic underwriting decisions? If you thrive in an environment where analytical precision meets relationship building, we want you as our next Junior Underwriter!

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity at Swiss Re where you'll focus on selecting top clients and building a robust portfolio within our innovative Portfolio Underwriting initiative. You'll blend world-class origination, client management, and underwriting excellence to develop meaningful relationships across executive and management levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end underwriting analyses of core business including risk selection, costing, contracts review and structuring
• Grow the core business by developing opportunities in the portfolio in collaboration with relevant specialists
• Drive the principle of "right service right client" throughout all business interactions
• Develop and nurture broker relationships to maintain a healthy pipeline of client opportunities
• Apply strategic thinking to balance risk and profitability in portfolio management

About the Team

Come join a team of client underwriters that are smart, dedicated and thrive on building the best portfolio in the market! We believe in learning, teamwork, supporting one another and an exciting journey to success. Our collaborative environment fosters innovation while maintaining the highest standards of underwriting excellence.

About You

You're a relationship builder with a strategic mindset who can balance analytical rigor with exceptional communication skills. You take pride in your organizational and time management abilities and thrive in collaborative environments where you can contribute to team success while growing professionally.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Minimum 1-3 years of either Property or Casualty insurance or reinsurance underwriting experience or experience in underwriting support roles
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional communication and client management skills for building relationships with clients and brokers
• Proven negotiation and judgment skills in complex business situations

These are additional nice to haves:

• Professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, or other relevant certifications
• Experience with portfolio management and optimization techniques

Additional Information:

• Travel required: 20-25%
• Work arrangement: Hybrid work model with minimum in-office presence 3 days per week

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office three days per week. This role is not eligible for either relocation assistance or visa sponsorship.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $111,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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