Junior Surety Underwriter

About us

Zurich Commercial Insurance Benelux, part of Zurich Group, specialises in non-life insurance for local and international businesses in the Benelux market. We offer a wide range of solutions for medium-sized multinational companies. As part of our "Together for Our Customers" strategy, we are looking to add a Junior Surety Underwriter to our team. Our supportive environment will help you grow both personally and professionally. At Zurich, we believe growth is a journey best taken together. Join us and experience a workplace where your ideas are valued, growth is supported, and you get to be the CEO of your own career.

This is a fulltime hybrid role where you will be working from our office in Zaventem, Belgium.

Your role

Our Surety team is unique within Zurich as we issue bonds (bank guarantees) rather than traditional insurance, supporting mid-size and large corporates across sectors. As Junior Surety Underwriter you are involved in both the guarantee underwriting & issuance as well as the client underwriting. Client underwriting is related to assessing the financial standing and performance of our clients by analysing their financial information, including balance sheets, cash flow and financing. In this role, you work closely with CFOs and other senior finance decision-makers.

Key accountabilities

• Efficient and timely drafting, issuance, and administration of guarantees for our clients
• Processing of contractual documentation where applicable teaming up with banks or other insurers
• Instruct the registration and invoicing of bonds
• Actively participate in client meetings and networks 
• Analysis of Surety exposures (including international programs) 
• Independent review of corporate credit information: annual statements, interim reporting, budgets and credit lines; create risk assessments and annual reviews 

About you

• Minimum a bachelor’s degree preferably in Economics, Business Law, or equivalent in experience  
• Curiosity, entrepreneurial skills and ability to work in a small team across the Benelux
• Client-oriented, service minded, detail obsessed and open to being challenged
• Fluent in Dutch and English (spoken and written), French is an asset
• Affinity with IT systems and good knowledge of MS Office applications 

What we offer you

• Career growth: Access to a wide range of training programs and mentorship to boost your career.
• Competitive compensation: Competitive salary and benefits that recognize your contributions.
• Inclusive culture: Be yourself in a diverse workplace.
• Be the CEO of your career: Take on new challenges and responsibilities as you grow with us.

Join Zurich Benelux and become the CEO of your career. You can apply by submitting your CV; we would very much appreciate if you could provide a brief motivation alongside your application or upload a separate motivation once you have submitted your application. We can create a brighter future together!