Assistant Underwriter, Crisis Management

Our Assistant Underwriters are at the heart of everything we do, without them our business wouldn’t function.

The Assistant Underwriter is a key member of the underwriting team, the individual will assist the Crisis Management Underwriting team (Political Violence and Political Risk) to deliver on its regional vision and strategy, in line with the MS Amlin Asia Pacific (MS AAP) strategy and business plan.

The Assistant Underwriter will have a level of authority in collaboration with the underwriters to help make sound underwriting decisions and contribute thinking and output to operational delivery of the strategy.

About The Job

What you’ll spend your time doing:

• Manage all submissions received from stakeholders, by means of purpose-built tools and business applications so that workload can be appropriately managed across the team, and so that key steps in the transactional lifecycle are met on time.
• Support quotes, and underwriting and service of allocated accounts and operate within agreed authority parameters.
• Work closely with Claims in reviewing and recommend action on contentious claims and to monitor claims movements on accounts.
• Ensure that all underwriting documentation is attached to the underwriting workflow system and indexed accurately, in a timely manner, at the point of policy inception and during the life of the policy as updates are received.
• Enter all risk details on to the underwriting system, ensuring high levels of accuracy – preparing base rating files for underwriters for review and discussion
• Conduct accuracy checks on the work of the other underwriting assistants
• Ensure the effective development of client / broker relationships – beginning to demonstrate a good understanding of the clients and the market in which they operate and how we can drive their risk needs.
• Represent MS Amlin at corporate / networking events, ensuring that the MS Amlin values and behaviours are upheld at all times
• Track and report developments affecting the business of the class and raise as appropriate, to the Senior Underwriters or Underwriting Management
• Participate in the monitoring of premium payments and liaise with Brokers and CRT where necessary
• Support Finance and Credit Control in the management of outstanding premiums and general premium payment queries.
• Participate in the monitoring of underwriting against the Business Plan drawing attention to exceptions where identified.
• Assistance with exposure management and aggregate capture work as well as RDS tracking
• Liaison with other areas of the business such as risk analytics for RMS, AIR and the Actuarial function
• Assistance with resolving standard risk review queries
• Conduct role in accordance with the Company’s Business Ethics policy and all regulated entities as appropriate
• Manage all queries in a professional and efficient manner
• Assist Crisis Management Underwriters in generating and analysing reports relating to income, business volumes, renewals, performance and overall portfolio management.
• Build and produce required reports (from business applications and Excel) in line with metrics provided by the Underwriters.
• Maintain and continuously seek to enhance existing tools and reporting frameworks used by the Underwriters and Underwriting Management.
• Management Information
• Support Underwriting Management in the administration of all data adequacy reporting and respond to Underwriting Management queries when raised, in consultation with Underwriters.
• Ensure data in our underwriting system is accurate and updated as required and validated at designated times in the calendar year.
• Ensure rating templates are complete and maintained – saved to the required location and their contents align to other key underwriting applications and tools.
• Support with quarterly reserving exercises lead by Finance function.
• Annually review and update all policy and procedure documentation of the Administrative function of Crisis Management Underwriting, including User Guide(s) and other relevant materials, in consultation with Operations Function.
• Keep abreast of changes in process or procedure cascaded from Underwriting Management – support Operations in the effective implementation of those procedures locally.

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also…

• Keen learner – working towards completion of CII accreditation
• Demonstrate understanding of the Political environment across the globe and how this impacts on insurance provision.
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Are a strong problem solver

What you’ll need:

• Good knowledge and experience with relevant underwriting expertise within the Singapore Market
• Ability to effectively influence and negotiate skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound financial and commercial acumen

What you can expect from us:

A competitive salary and benefits package is a given, but you can also expect:

• A great team and supportive colleagues
• An open mind (especially to new ideas and ways of doing things)
• A strong focus on diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
• A programme of wellbeing and mental health support
• Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)
• Flexible working
• Continuous learning
• Study support
• Structured career development

Interested applicants, please apply via https://msamlin.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MSAmlinCareers/details/Assistant-Underwriter---Crisis-Management_RQ10152