Senior Underwriter Accident & Health

Posted:
10/15/2024, 2:32:42 AM

Location(s):
Stockholm, Sweden

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

As a Senior Underwriter specializing in Accident & Health (A&H), you will manage complex cases, providing technical underwriting expertise and developing business strategies that ensure profitable growth. This role requires extensive experience in underwriting and a solid understanding of the A&H product space, ideally across the Nordics.

How you will create an impact

  • Risk Assessment: Lead the underwriting for A&H products, ensuring decisions align with business goals and risk appetite.

  • Portfolio Management: Oversee a diverse portfolio of clients, focusing on new business and renewals.

  • Broker Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, ensuring long-term profitable growth.

  • Problem-Solving: Take ownership of underwriting challenges and resolve them in a timely and professional manner.

  • Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth execution of underwriting decisions.

What you’ll need to succeed

  • Underwriting Expertise: Solid understanding of A&H products and risk management.

  • Broker Relationships: Proven ability to build and manage relationships with brokers to drive business growth.

  • Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills to assess risk and make data-driven underwriting decisions.

  • Problem-Solving: Take ownership of underwriting challenges and resolve them professionally and in a timely manner.

  • Communication & Negotiation: Effective communicator with the ability to negotiate favorable terms and collaborate with internal teams.

  • Languages: Fluent in Swedish, with strong English proficiency.

“You do not need to be an experienced salesperson, but we believe you understand the principles behind maintaining and farming the field. In this role, you’ll be working closely with brokers to build long-lasting relationships and ensure profitable growth, while driving technical underwriting decisions. It’s a role for someone who thrives on combining client engagement with deep technical expertise to help shape the future of Accident & Health underwriting across the Nordics.

– Berit S. Waidtløw, Nordic Head of Accident & Health

Meet the Nordic A&H Team

The Nordic Accident & Health team consists of 26 professionals spread across the Nordics, focusing on Group and Individual A&H. Our product suit consists of Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Cash either stand alone or through payment and/or bill protection solutions together with Business Travel and Expatriate Insurances. We prioritize collaboration, strategic alignment, and shared success, and we work closely with other departments and lines of business across the company – particularly our partners in Affinity, Distribution, Underwriting Operations, and Claims.

How to apply

You do not need to submit a long cover letter, but we would like you to tell us about your motivation and why you believe you would be a good fit for the role. As interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, we ask that you submit your motivational letter along with your CV, as soon as possible and no later than the 7th of November.

We welcome applications in English, and should you have questions, please feel free to contact us:

AIG Underwriting

AIG Underwriting teams help to find insurance solutions in areas including Accident & Health, Warranty Service Programs, Financial Lines, Property, Casualty, Specialty Lines, Cyber, and Multinational Clients. We are reimagining how we help customers to manage risk, transforming our operating model and reshaping our role responsibilities and career pathways. The goal is to unlock the full potential in each colleague – empowering our people to grow as insurance professionals and add more value to our customers and AIG.

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American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us — across our operations, we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG, you can go further to support individuals, businesses, and communities, helping them to manage risk, respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset, our people, through continuous learning and development, in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.

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Functional Area:

UW - Underwriting

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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American International Group

Website: https://aig.com/

Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1919

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Commercial Insurance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Health Insurance ⋅ Insurance ⋅ Lending ⋅ Life Insurance ⋅ Property Insurance ⋅ Real Estate Investment ⋅ Retirement ⋅ Risk Management