International Property Underwriter -- CorSo — Swiss Re
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 15 days ago
Role overview
Locations: Windsor, CT, US | Philadelphia, PA, US Location: Windsor, CT | Philadelphia, PA
Are you a driven, commercially minded underwriting professional with deep expertise in international property?
Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your market knowledge and technical skills genuinely shape outcomes for large, complex clients?
- Locations: Windsor, CT, US | Philadelphia, PA, US Location: Windsor, CT | Philadelphia, PA
- Are you a driven, commercially minded underwriting professional with deep expertise in international property?
- Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of accounts , including fronted global property programs, ensuring quality, profitability, and alignment with underwriting strategy
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of accounts , including fronted global property programs, ensuring quality, profitability, and alignment with underwriting strategy
- Analyze and underwrite complex exposures , including Natural Catastrophe (Nat Cat) hazards, manmade risks, and diverse occupancy classes
- Assess technical insurability of exposures and coverages on new business and renewal submissions with a rigorous, data-driven approach
- Prepare quotations, structure programs, and deliver proposals in line with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions guidelines and risk appetite
- Utilize Swiss Re tools and systems to develop competitive terms and conditions and maintain accurate risk information across information platforms
- Build and gr ow a book of business through proactive marketing, prospecting, and origination of new opportunities in the New England/Mid-Atlantic region
- Structure capacity deployment and negotiate key terms that align with our underwriting strategy across shared and layered, quota share, and single-carrier placements
- Represent Swiss Re in meetings with clients, brokers, and Swiss Re Group entities, strengthening our brand and market presence
- Mentor and coach less experienced underwriters, sharing knowledge and supporting team development
Application process
- Proficiency in underwriting tools, applications, and systems , with the ability to develop accurate terms, conditions, and pricing metrics
- Strong broker and client network in the local region, with demonstrated ability to originate and grow a book of business
- Additional preferred skills and qualifications:
- Experience in the structuring and fronting of global programs , including knowledge of multinational insurance frameworks
- Familiarity with Captive insurance structures and alternative risk transfer mechanisms
- Experience with complex shared and layered program structures as well as 100% single-carrier business
- Background working across diverse and heavy manufacturing occupancies
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals
Company and context
- Lead internal and external projects , including technical, organizational, and client/market development initiatives
- Collaborate with the alternative risk transfer group to structure innovative and tailored solutions for clients and brokers About the Team
- Our New England/Mid-Atlantic Commercial Property team is a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative group that values independent thinking as much as teamwork.
- We partner with brokers across the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions to deliver risk transfer solutions that range from ground-up quota share and shared and layered structures to single-carrier placements.
- North American Retail Property is a foundational line of business for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions — it sits at the heart of our brand and our value proposition to clients.
- We also work closely with our alternative risk transfer group to design innovative, bespoke solutions that go beyond the conventional.
- Whether you are deep in technical analysis or building broker relationships, you will find a team that supports your growth, respects your expertise, and celebrates creative problem-solving. About You
- You are a confident communicator who builds genuine, lasting partnerships with brokers, clients, and colleagues alike.
- You bring an entrepreneurial mindset, thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and take ownership of your decisions and results.
- You are comfortable managing multiple complex deals simultaneously and are energized by the challenge of structuring solutions for sophisticated, multinational clients.
Additional details
- Philadelphia, PA, US Location: Windsor, CT | Philadelphia, PA
- Collaborate with the alternative risk transfer group to structure innovative and tailored solutions for clients and brokers
- Whether you are deep in technical analysis or building broker relationships, you will find a team that supports your growth, respects your expertise, and celebrates creative problem-solving.
- 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 Corporate Solutions
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- Keywords: Philadelphia, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Hartford, Windsor, Reference Code: 138642
Notes and original content
- Windsor, CT, US |
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- Location: Windsor, CT | Philadelphia, PA
- About the Role
- About the Team
- 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 Corporate Solutions
- Keywords: Philadelphia, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Hartford, Windsor,
- Reference Code: 138642
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
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