Senior Underwriter - Credit & Political Risk APAC

Role: Senior Underwriter – Credit & Political Risk APAC

Location: Singapore

Position type: Full time, permanent

Our Underwriters are at the heart of everything we do, without them our business wouldn’t function.

The Credit & Political Risk team provides insurance solutions to commercial and investment banks, development financial institutions, export credit agencies, trading companies and corporates, to mitigate a variety of financial and political risks. The team is located across our London, Singapore and Dubai offices.

Reporting to the Lead Underwriter - Credit & Political Risk, you will be responsible for executing the underwriting strategy in collaboration with the underwriting team and credit analysts, as well as supporting portfolio management and optimisation and the development of other team members.

About The Job

What you’ll spend your time doing:

While there is rarely a typical day, here’s a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

The primary focus of the role is to support the underwriting of the team’s structured credit, trade finance, political risk and multilateral portfolio in Asia Pacific.

Use strong analytical capabilities to develop and underwrite new business in accordance with the underwriting strategy and in collaboration with our credit analysis, exposure management and the technical pricing teams.

Active engagement with brokers and clients (particularly banks) on market developments, new trends and sectors, wordings, etc.

Representing MS Amlin at conferences or forums such as APLMA and GTR

Provide, training, knowledge sharing and best practice to members of the team through direct or indirect management. Play a key role in peer reviews by fostering open discussion and encouraging team learning.

Provide effective oversight and input into the underwriting performance

Identify potential areas of risk appetite and capability expansion and engage with senior management and Reinsurers to secure support for these initiatives

Liaise with our award-winning claims team on watchlist monitoring, claims settlement and recovery

Work in partnership within other group entities to leverage opportunities

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also…

Enjoy complex problem solving

Are adaptable, reliable and self-motivated

Have a keen eye for detail

Work effectively under pressure

Why join the team?

High degree of underwriter empowerment

Collegiate and collaborative team environment and positive team culture

Team track record of consistent profitable growth over 15 years

Opportunity to shape and inform the expansion of our Credit Strategy

Profile, financial strength and support of our parent, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group

Travel opportunities via global network offices, client events, Berne Union engagement, etc.

What you’ll need:

For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:

Relevant experience working within an underwriting or broking team

Strong grounding in structured credit and risk underwriting

Formal credit related qualification (e.g. CFA) desirable

Strong communication skills, able to tailor approach to different audiences

Proven negotiator, with demonstrated ability to develop profitable new business whilst maintaining strong underwriting standards

What you can expect from us:

A competitive salary and benefits package is a given, but you can also expect:

A great team and supportive colleagues

Hybrid Working environment

Flexible Working

A strong focus on diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

A programme of wellbeing and mental health support

Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)

Continuous learning and study support

Structured career development

An open mind (especially to new ideas and ways of doing things)

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is part of a global top-10 insurance group, MS&AD. We’re made up of four distinct businesses covering global reinsurance, Lloyds franchise, local specialty insurer, and business services.

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