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      11.07.2025

      Senior Underwriter Cargo

      • Zürich
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      Philip Jung Consulting

      Philip Jung Consulting

      Senior Underwriter Cargo

      • Join a very successful, fun and experienced Underwriting team
      • Worldwide client base
      • Hight impact on business, development possibilities for your own portfolio

      Role overview

      We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Cargo Underwriter, looking to take that next step in their career, with excellent inter-personal skills and a strong attention to detail. The successful candidate will have the ability to work quickly, efficiently and methodically and have a foundational understanding of Marine Cargo underwriting practices.
      If you are an entrepreneurial self-motivated individual, who works with confidence, curiosity and embraces change, then this is the place for you. Working closely with the European Head of Cargo, the Managing Director and your underwriting peers in Europe, as well as Claims, Marketing and Operations and therefore will need the proven ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.

      Role responsibilities

      • To conduct broker research into business development opportunities and work with our brokers to forge relationships and trust and extend to include new brokers where appropriate,
      • To successfully quote new business, assessing risks and underwriting from a cover and rating basis within risk appetite; providing contract certainty, territories, underwriting performance, limits of liability,
      • Proactively and collaboratively works with other Underwriters in the European team to assist with portfolio management, responding to any queries with regards to the binder and pulling ad hoc reports, when required,
      • Generate and underwrite both New & Renewal of profitable business for our carriers in accordance with the shared business plan and profile of target insurance business set by the team and in accordance with the binding authority granted to the company,
      • To produce and maintain underwriting files for both internal and external viewing and to prepare for audit. This could involve both paper and computerised records,
      • Resolving any outstanding underwriting related tasks/matters in a timely and efficient matter to enable support functions, including claims, finance and compliance to fulfil their responsibilities with the minimal impact/issues,
      • To successfully input quotations and issue certificates competently on the required underwriting platform, managing issues associated with the platform,
      • To develop an effective annual business activity planning process with our brokers and have a good knowledge of the overall business plans, processes and key contacts,
      • To be aware of cross sell opportunities and promote the company’s underwriting products and services to brokers,
      • To maintain accurate and timely Management Information, monitoring the development of the broker’s account including credit performance and to communicate/feedback,
      • To share ideas, best practice and other information within the team,
      • Supports the wider team to ensure underwriting profitability and to maintain strong stakeholder relationships, being a trusted and credible member of the team.

      Key requirements

      • Understanding of Marine Cargo market
      • Ability to work quickly, efficiently and methodically
      • Ability to communicate new initiatives and ideas
      • Ability to analyse data and identify remedial action
      • Foundational understanding of underwriting practices
      • A strong team player who is confident in their ability and keen to learn
      • Pragmatism and entrepreneurship combined with a technical approach
      • Strong verbal communication skills
      • Strong attention to detail

      Arbeitsort: Zürich