Underwriter Financial Lines

Underwriter Financial Lines to Zurich Nordic

Do you have experience in underwriting within financial lines and are ready for the next step in your career? We’re looking for someone who thrives in an international, business-driven environment, enjoys working with people, and most importantly, has a passion for risk! If this sounds like you, don’t hesitate to apply.

Underwriter Financial Lines

Zurich is one of the most specialized insurance companies within non-life insurance for local and international business in the Nordic market. We are now looking for a customer focused individual to join our Norwegian Underwriting team as an Underwriter Financial Lines. At Financial Lines we work with director’s and officers’ liability insurance, professional indemnity and crime insurance.

As an underwriter, you will build and be responsible for your own portfolio of contracts and customers with assignments such as risk selection, premium setting, quoting, negotiating, measuring exposure, and analyzing risk. You will build relationships to support customer acquisition and retention. Further, you will be part of diversifying our portfolio and enhancing our customer offering by proactively contributing ideas on product development and finding new business opportunities. This is an exciting time to join our growing team!

Qualifications:

• Professional experience from commercial non-life insurance and financial lines products.
• Proven track record of successfully managing a portfolio
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in economics, law or similar field.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English and Norwegian.

Skills and competencies:

• Ability to deliver excellent customer service
• Good understanding of the underwriting process for specific and standard insurance products
• Knowledge of risk analysis and selection, pricing for new business and renewals
• Good negotiation skills and sales oriented
• Strong presentation skills

As a person, you are a team player and an analytical thinker. You have a strong business and customer focus and interest in customer relationships and negotiation. You are fast-moving and flexible. You like working independently but with good abilities to co-operate with both customers and colleagues.

Please refer your questions to Erik Aaman, Manager Financial Lines Norway, erik.aamann@zurich.com or Carl-Arvid Nilsson, Nordic Talent Acquisition Specialist, carlarvid.nilsson@zurich.com.  

The selection process will run continuously and we therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible!

Who we are

Zurich Nordic is the local arm of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading insurance companies with over 65 000 employees. Zurich has been operating in the Nordic market for 150 years with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki, where we also serve the Baltic market.

Zurich Nordic is a leading provider of commercial insurance solutions, as well as a wide range of risk management products and services, for businesses in the large corporate and middle market segment. We support companies with local and global presence, in more than 200 countries and territories.

Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich aspires to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world. Its core values Optimism, Caring, Reliability, Togetherness, Forward-Thinking and Results Orientation guides its employees and informs every action they take. With Zurich, you can expect to work on challenges that will help you grow and to collaborate with a diverse and inclusive global team.

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