Commercial Underwriter - Engineering & Surety (Assistant Manager)

Zurich Insurance
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Banking, Lending & CreditExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic planning","Portfolio analysis","Market-facing stakeholder management","Change management","Underwriting decision-making"]

Drive underwriting performance for Engineering & Surety portfolios by analyzing portfolio trends, identifying opportunities, and executing profitable growth and portfolio/customer/go-to-market strategies. Partner with actuaries, claims, and internal stakeholders to align portfolio strategy with business objectives, negotiate terms with intermediaries, and support data quality. Serve as a market-facing underwriting help point, manage referrals, and contribute to underwriting process and product/system enhancements.

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Commercial Underwriter - Engineering & Surety (Assistant Manager)

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Job Summary

Drive underwriting performance for Engineering & Surety portfolios by analyzing portfolio trends, identifying opportunities, and executing profitable growth and portfolio/customer/go-to-market strategies. Partner with actuaries, claims, and internal stakeholders to align portfolio strategy with business objectives, negotiate terms with intermediaries, and support data quality. Serve as a market-facing underwriting help point, manage referrals, and contribute to underwriting process and product/system enhancements.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Banking, Lending & Credit
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct in-depth portfolio analysis to assess performance, identify trends and concerns, and recommend strategic approaches.
  • •Drive profitable growth by formulating and executing underwriting plans, portfolio strategies, customer strategies, and go-to-market strategies.
  • •Work with actuaries, claims professionals, and other departments to ensure portfolio strategy aligns with broader business objectives.
  • •Underwrite and analyze new and renewal business within delegated authority levels.
  • •Support sales culture by acting as a help point for market management, agents, brokers, partners, and customers; oversee portfolio data quality and support development of other underwriters.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or post-graduate qualifications.
  • •Typically 10+ years of engineering underwriting experience.
  • •Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans and company initiatives.
  • •Experience leading underwriting teams.
  • •Strong market-facing presence and industry network, with a track record of growing a business and managing change.
Experience:10+ yearsGeneral insuranceInsurance underwriting
Skills:Strategic planningPortfolio analysisMarket-facing stakeholder managementChange managementUnderwriting decision-making

Company Brief

Zurich Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group is a global insurance company offering a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services to individuals, small businesses and large corporations across multiple markets worldwide.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 1872
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