Senior Underwriter or Underwriter - Trade Credit (New Business)
Swiss Re
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Are you a Trade Credit specialist with a passion for winning new business and
building lasting broker relationships? Ready to make your mark in a
high-profile, growing team? This could be the role for you.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Swiss Re Corporate Solutions at an
exciting moment of growth. As a Senior Underwriter or Underwriter within our
Trade Credit team in Manchester, you'll be at the heart of driving profitable
new business, delivering tailored credit insurance solutions, and helping to
shape the future of a team with real momentum behind it. You'll work in a
specialist, fast-paced market where your expertise, commercial instincts, and
relationship skills will be valued and rewarded.
Key Responsibilities
• Underwrite new business submissions across the Trade Credit portfolio,
assessing risk in line with business plan targets and risk appetite
• Drive profitable growth by meeting and exceeding individual and team new
business objectives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, customers, business
partners, and internal stakeholders
• Provide technical underwriting expertise to support business development
activity and trading decisions
• Represent Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in the market, strengthening our brand
presence and reputation within the Trade Credit space
• Contribute to business planning and portfolio management, providing insight
and data to support strategic decisions
• Manage your pipeline effectively, prioritising opportunities and maintaining
a proactive approach to new business development
• Continuously develop your technical knowledge and market expertise to stay
ahead in a specialist and evolving field
About the Team
Our Trade Credit team in Manchester is an exciting, newly established unit
within Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, bringing together specialist expertise from
a strong heritage and combining it with the global reach, financial strength,
and innovative culture of Swiss Re. As we build and grow this team, there is a
genuine opportunity to help shape how we operate, influence our approach to the
market, and be part of something truly new. We are a collaborative, commercially
driven group with a shared ambition to become a leading force in the UK Trade
Credit insurance market. You'll be joining at the ground floor of something
special.
About You
We're looking for a commercially minded underwriting professional who brings
solid Trade Credit knowledge together with the drive, energy, and relationship
skills to win and grow new business. You'll be someone who thrives in a dynamic
environment, takes ownership of your portfolio, and is motivated by results.
Whether you're an experienced Senior Underwriter or a talented Underwriter ready
to step up, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
• Proven experience in the Credit Insurance market, with solid working
knowledge of Trade Credit underwriting principles and products
• Demonstrated track record in new business development, including identifying
opportunities, managing pipelines, and closing deals in a commercial
underwriting environment
• Strong technical underwriting skills, including risk assessment, financial
analysis, and decision-making within defined authority levels
• Excellent broker development and relationship management capabilities, with
the ability to influence, present, and negotiate effectively
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Critical Thinking, Decision Making,
Detail-Oriented, Financial Modeling, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional
collaboration, Managing performance, Performance Management (PM),
Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management,
Team Management
Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in
the office at least three days per week.
The base salary range for this position will be shared with you during the
interview process.
About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and
other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks,
from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re
Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized
multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We
help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims
service provides them with additional peace of mind.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging
fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and
develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender
identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability,
skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible
environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion
for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career
break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and
experience.
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for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment
teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To
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