VP, Casualty Treaty Reinsurance Underwriter
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Location: Stamford, CT, US, 06902
Company: Aspen Insurance
Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.
We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust and professionalism.
Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.
The work pattern for the job is Hybrid
The minimum and maximum salaries for this job role are below:
Minimum Salary - 160,000.00
Maximum Salary - 200,000.00
The Role
To underwrite various Casualty reinsurance business in accordance with the business plan and within delegated underwriting authority with the purpose of underwriting a profitable account on behalf of Aspen Reinsurance in the US and Aspen Values demonstrated in the delivery and performance. This role could be at a VP or AVP role classification depending on experience.
Key Accountabilities
- Contribute to the development of the business plan for the portfolio and ensure delivery of the plan
- Awareness of and contribution to the delivery of the business plan, making decisions as appropriate
- Contribute and participate in all 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
- Apply the reinsurance strategy in order to safeguard the portfolio
- Perform complex reinsurance solutions 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 where relevant, to ensure accuracy and good practice, developing or modifying policy wordings as appropriate
- Apply any reinsurance requirements to minimise risk and to deliver business plan objectives
- Act as a technical expert to support the identification of issues and opportunities within area of expertise
- Establish, develop and strengthen relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
- Demonstrate support for market associations and trade bodies
- Demonstrate understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to drive and enhance business performance
- Maintain an understanding of all current issues affecting the insurance and reinsurance industries as well as lines of business.
- Collaborate with Actuarial, Claims, Finance, etc. to achieve goals.
- Continually develop expertise and technical knowledge through identifying and implementing appropriate learning and development activities
- Underwriting complex reinsurance risks in accordance with the business plan and the delegated underwriting authority to meet business objectives. This includes negotiating rates, terms and conditions for existing and new business (developing or modifying policy wordings as appropriate), ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines, ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives, and support credit control in payment collection
- To ensure that business written is thoroughly evaluated by peer review and that risks written adhere to the Company’s Underwriting Standards and individual authority limits.
- Contribute and influence in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress towards business objectives (audits, account performance, etc.)
- Ensure all business is thoroughly evaluated by peer review and that risks written adhere to the Company’s underwriting standards and individual authority
- Project manage key initiatives by planning projects and defining project goals, effort, deliverables and timelines.
- Drive delivery of projects jointly with the actuaries, functional experts, etc.
Skills & Experience
- At least 5 years of Casualty Reinsurance underwriting experience
- In depth experience of working in an underwriting environment within a specialised/complex underwriting area
- Specific professional qualifications (CPCU, ARE. RPLU)
- Qualified within own professional discipline, with significant post-qualification work experience within class of business
- Experienced in the use of risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models
- Strong established customer/broker relationships
- Experience of managing underwriting individuals/teams
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong negotiating skills
- Strong customer orientation skills
- Manage conflicting priorities to achieve deadlines
- Able to plan effectively and efficiently
- Ability to collaborate effectively in team environment
- Strong analytical skills using data for decision-making
- Strong level of numeracy and literacy skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to engage and positively influence colleagues
- Proficient in relevant software within Company and Insurance division
At Aspen we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business and good for the environments in which we operate. We therefore welcome applications from people which allows us to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences.
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Nearest Secondary Market: Danbury