Global Underwriting Manager, GCUO Property, Construction and/or Energy

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The Global Underwriting Manager will be part of the Chief Underwriting Office Property team providing Global Chief Underwriting Officer (GCUO) Property the ability to deploy Global Product Strategy and associated frameworks and controls.

Reports to : Global Head of Underwriting Management

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The key internal interactions (Manager, Team, Other Teams)

• Support GCUO, Business Unit Chief Underwriting Officers (BU CUO), Regional Product Leaders (RPL) and Underwriters with the development and review of Insurance contract wordings, in conjunction with Legal and Wordings
• Collaborate with GCUO Property to support deployment of Global Product strategy and associated frameworks and controls
• Work in conjunction with Underwriting Governance Centre (UGC) & Region on Rules and Guidelines (R&G's), Directives & Underwriting Authority Template
• Co-ordination of network and ensuring actions are followed up on and resolved
• Adoption of appropriate collaboration tools to share best practice guidance quickly
• Co-ordination of training material with relevant colleagues (including Marketing and the Underwriting Academy) and support the overall successful delivery of training strategy, using lessons learnt to drive improvements.
• Provide support for GCUO Property on project work, product strategy & execution of Operational Plan
• Support GCUO in providing treaty reinsurance information pack allowing Ceded Re to negotiate treaty placement

Major Responsibilities:

• Teamwork
  • Collaborating with colleagues across GCUO, Underwriting, Claims, the Wordings team, Legal Department and beyond to assist in product development and product innovation
  • Work with GCUO, Underwriting, UGC & AXA Group in all aspects of UW Governance, including:
    • Drafting and updating of R&G
    • Cascade of Underwriting Authority, as pre-agreed between CUO and BU CUO along with any required ongoing administration
    • Independent / Thematic reviews
    • Effective referral management and maintenance of referral to CUO
    • AXA Group mandates & Letter of Application
• Analyzing
  • Reviewing our existing products, new product development (including Product PAPs) and those of our competitors, including analysis and explanation of individual clauses right through to entire product wordings, always with a focus on delivering a commercial solution to any issued raised
  • Development and enhancement of policy forms and endorsements. Assist underwriters to interpret and respond to coverage requests
  • Support & perform analytics, as required, of UW MI
• Creating
  • Working closely with key stakeholders to build new insurance products or refine / expand existing products
  • Develop & promote best practice UW standards & support implementation
  • Support engagement & development of solution in respect of both emerging and systemic risk

Training and Developing

• • Sharing best practice solutions across the wider business
  • Train underwriters to better understand risk and exposure to actual claims
  • Co-ordination of training material and support the overall successful delivery of training strategy

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We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Proven and established Property, Energy, and/or Construction. UW experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Act independently, think in global terms and demonstrate excellent business acumen
• Strong Collaborator: Develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Provide guidance and seek input from others as needed to achieve the best result possible. Capable of working and collaborating with a virtual team, across multiple diverse geographies and cultures
• Use judgment to identify and solve day to day problems in straightforward situations
• Ability to analyze and interpret data appropriately and identify trends in order to direct/engage with others as needed

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business - property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

At AXA XL we are happy to talk flexible working. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and consider flexible ways of working for every role. Talk to us about how we can make flexibility work for you.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Diversity & Inclusion

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, while creating an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another - and our business - to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity . AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.