Graduate Trainee, Property

**Key Objective**

Alongside key Regional and in-country leadership, assist in identification, development and execution of underwriting strategy for Asia Property. Assist in the creation, communication and monitoring of underwriting directives while ensuring a consistent approach and delivery across the business. Take responsibility for account-level and portfolio-level insights becoming a valuable resource for the regional and local teams in their success.

**Major Duties and Responsibilities**

As an invaluable, high-potential member of the regional Property team you will work along-side international Property & Terrorism leadership, in-country Property teams, international, regional, and in-country management teams, other lines of business, Actuarial, Claims, Engineering, Cat management, segment leadership, etc. The role will report to Head of Property, Asia and responsibilities will include:

- Peer reviews, underwriting audits - together with the APAC CUO office and Property leadership, assist with monitoring the completion of reviews / audits and the actions resulting therefrom. As experience increases take an active role in completing both peer reviews and underwriting audits.
- Underwriting authority - Assist with the consistent delegation of underwriting authority across Asia, become an expert on the associated systems/processes and a go-to resource for our teams on underwriting authority related queries.
- Underwriting Information Management - Track key performance indicators and regularly report on such findings. Use data to help support offensive / defensive actions, and to supplement account-level and portfolio-level insights and actions. Promote the importance of data and data quality across the team.
- Chief Underwriting office - collaborate with global, international and regional CUO offices to ensure the success in localizing all CUO projects and initiatives.
- Portfolio management - Together with Property leadership and our actuarial teams, assist with the portfolio management process within Property Asia. Standardize insightful reports within individual portfolios, and help support clear, firm, and actionable outcomes to maximize margin.
- Market research and product development - work with Property leadership in analyzing new opportunities, assist in product design, governance processes and implementation.
- Treaty reinsurance - assist with providing and analyzing information for the renewal of the various Property treaties. Work with Ceded Re in the preparation of any reinsurance committee presentations required.
- Underwriting guidelines - in collaboration with regional and international Property leadership, assist with the design, creation, communication, and implementation of Property underwriting guidelines and directives.
- Policy wordings - work with Legal, CUO offices and Property leadership, to assist with the approval process, agreement of, and drafting of new policy wordings and associated systems.
- Process and system improvement - review underwriting processes, procedures, systems, etc. and work with regional Operations and IT to help deliver consistency, efficiency improvements, etc.
- Training and education - assist in the development and delivery of relevant Property training programs to all team members. Assist with the development of our in-country Property underwriters.

**Skills & Experience**
- A desire to obtain a high-level of Property underwriting product knowledge with strong technical grasp of exposure analysis, portfolio management, policy forms and coverage, underwriting / pricing principles and mechanics, Legal, regulatory and compliance requirements, etc.
- Strong influencing skills across broad geographies, a variety of roles and all levels of seniority.
- Strong interpersonal skills including verbal/written communication, relationship building, building consensus and negotiation skills.
- Above-average skills in MS Office products (specifically Excel and PowerPoint).
- Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- Proven ability and high-energy for the pursuit of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to take direction and respectfully challenge ideas when an alternative view may be helpful.
- Confidence in problem solving and complex decision-making.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, working well under the pressure of deadlines.
- Willingness to complete additional insurance qualifications such as ANZIIF or CII.