Sustainable Underwriter

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** Primary Details
** Time Type:
Full time Worker Type:
Employee
** Sustainable Energy Underwriter
** At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the  of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
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* The opportunity:

** You will join QBE’s Sustainable Energy team in Europe, providing underwriting support across Spain and other European countries where QBE has a local presence.  The role focuses on underwriting clients supporting the energy transition, including Renewable Energy risks as well as Conventional Power, ensuring a balanced and resilient portfolio aligned with QBE’s strategic objectives.
** Your new role:
*** Contribute to the delivery of the annual business plan for the respective business unit by making appropriate decisions
* Apply the reinsurance strategy in order to safeguard the portfolio
* Participate in all relevant meetings in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
* Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole in order to maximize brand leverage
* Perform underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
* Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
* Ensure the recording and measurement of insurance risks, (including DUA’s if relevant) to ensure accuracy and good practice
* Understand and comply with any reinsurance requirements to minimize risk and to deliver business plan objectives
* Establish, strengthen and develop relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
* Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to enhance business performance
* Maintain expertise and team knowledge through identifying appropriate learning and development activities
* Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the business plan and the delegated underwriting authority to meet business objectives including: | Negotiating rates terms and conditions for existing and new business | Compliance of production and issue of contract certainty documentation (non Lloyds) | Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines | Ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives | Support credit control in payment collection
* Participate in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress toward business objectives
* Ensure entries are properly and promptly recorded on EO systems to ensure accuracy of data in relation to: | Underwriting | Aggregate exposures
* Contribute to the aggregate management and peer review processes to encourage and develop excellence
* Motivate and coach team members to ensure the relevant knowledge and expertise is shared for their continuing personal and professional development
** About you
*** Technical background
* A high level of numeracy and literacy
* Strong organizational and prioritization skills
* Strong analytical skills
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Strong negotiating skills
* Ability to analyse data and use for decision making
* Strong attention to detail
* Thorough understanding of class specific underwriting and reinsurance knowledge
* Proven knowledge of relevant market conditions for specific class/portfolio
* Good knowledge of relevant QBE underwriting systems
* Intermediate level understanding of relevant software including Excel and other departmental software packages
* Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements (specific reference to FSA/Lloyds regulation)
** Benefits
* * We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support…