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Become a Senior Market Underwriter to support our market team to develop, underwrite, and market profitable new and existing business opportunities across all P&C lines of business. You will be an important contributor in executing our strategy and building our presence in Middle East with a focus on Saudi Arabia

Your core responsibilities in this role will include:

• Ensure that our strategy as well as marketing objectives and business plans are further developed, updated, and properly executed
• Maintain and develop Swiss Re's relationship with the assigned market in order to achieve the Market Team and the overarching Business Unit Strategic and Financial Objectives
• Take a holistic view in relation to the allocated clients by ensuring an efficient service proposition is provided that considers all business opportunities, including facultative and treaty business
• Originate, underwrite, and cost Property & Casualty treaty business in compliance with the appropriate guidelines and conforming to best practice, within allocated underwriting authorities
• Raise, maintain, and enhance the leading profile of Swiss Re within the allocated markets

About the Team

• Join a highly efficient team of client underwriters that are smart, dedicated and thrive on building the best portfolio in the market. We believe in teamwork, supporting one another and an exciting journey to success
• We are part of a dynamic team of self-driven underwriters within the WSE & MEA team and serve a great client base across the MENA, Pakistan, and Francophone West Africa region. If you are excited about learning, being empowered to take decisions on clients, deals and portfolios and your continuous improvement, come join us!
• We are looking for a new colleague with an innovative and creative mindset, acting strategically and entrepreneurial. You foster an environment in which people share information and communicate clearly and openly. By developing and maintaining positive and constructive relationships within the market team, across the organization and with external partners, you are able to focus on the needs and display flexibility in servicing clients
• Extensive P&C costing and underwriting expertise (preferably in various P&C lines of business)
• Sales and marketing experience
• Excellent understanding of non-life insurance and reinsurance markets including established networkfor the assigned regions
• Fluent in English is a must. Proficiency in Arabic is an advantage
• Extensive travelling to the Middle East
• We are looking forward to your application!

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world., , Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability., , If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience