Job Description
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Underwriter Casualty
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Hybrid Working
Our underwriting teams set us apart, our experienced underwriting professionals use their specialized expertise to underwrite even the most complex risks innovatively. A rare and exciting position is now available in our Liability team for an Underwriter to support and grow the liability insurance product in the Benelux region. This is a key role for a motivated professional with a robust background in liability underwriting, capable of operating autonomously, providing expert judgment, and contributing to strategic initiatives. At the crux of this role is the ability to underwrite liability risks and support Brokers/Clients in understanding our product and finding tailor-made solutions for the individual Client. All with a chance to develop within the insurance industry in a supportive team led by experienced industry professionals.
This is a regulated role under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Fitness and Probity regime.
What you’ll be DOING
What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Underwriting and growing the Benelux Liability insurance portfolio. Taking initiatives to generate new business opportunities with minimal supervision.
- Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.
- Drive profitable growth while achieving the liability budget figures.
- Develop and implement strategic plans with the liability team and underwriting manager, proactively identifying market trends and underwriting issues.
- Ensure workflow and service standards.
- Oversee business development, generate submission flow to meet specific targets, and identify up-sell/cross-sell opportunities initiatives with other lines of businesses.
- Anticipate market trends and keep track of specific underwriting issues.
- Develop customer relationship management initiatives in coordination with Client Distribution Leaders, particularly with Risk Managers of main Benelux corporations.
- Interact and manage relationships with other product lines and support areas locally in Benelux, particularly claims to ensure adequate communication.
- Developing the offering to this segment and executing on AXA XL Liability’s expansion plans for the region.
- Proactively advising, servicing and following up with clients on insurance and risk management matters, and actively identifying opportunities for cross-selling AXA XL’s products.
- Assisting in the introduction of new products where opportunities arise.
You will report to the Underwriting Manager Casualty Benelux.
What you will BRING
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Knowledge of the insurance market and some liability underwriting and sales experience, with recognized knowledge and abilities overall with liability insurance.
- Preferred bachelor/university degree in engineering, finance/business, law, insurance or other related fields, or qualification by experience.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Passionate about doing business, negotiating and driving growth in a competitive market. A natural business developer who enjoys being out in the market, with highly developed influencing and negotiation skills and a keen appetite for closing the deal.
- Attention to detail, good organizational skills and the confidence to present to brokers and clients; ability to prioritize with both individual and the team’s best interests in mind.
- High working capacity and resistance to pressure.
- A teamplayer with an open mind, with an ambition to learn and grow, with the ability to work without supervision.
- Ability to develop strategic initiatives, contribute to policy development, and improve operational efficiency through continuous process improvements.
- Fluent in spoken and written Dutch and English.
Who WE are
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 comprehensive 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.
Learn more at axaxl.com
What we OFFER
Inclusion
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and 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+, ethnicity and origins, 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.
Total Rewards
AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
Our Pillars:
- Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
- Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
- Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
- AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.