Company
New Re
Location
Zurich , Switzerland
New Reinsurance Company Ltd. (New Re) is a Swiss reinsurer founded in Zurich in 1926. As a company within the Munich Re Group, we offer the financial strength and stability that comes with being part of the world's preeminent insurance and reinsurance brand. Our risk experts work together to assemble the right mix of intelligent reinsurance products and services to help our clients stay competitive - from traditional reinsurance coverages, to niche and specialty products. Our clients highly appreciate our swift and pro-active approach when responding to their needs and market developments.


You will join the Property Treaty Underwriting team as one of eleven underwriters and actuaries responsible for a book of European property treaty business with focus on France. The team takes pride in a collaborative and flexible work mode that is based on trust, dedication and mutual support. Once onboarded, you will quickly take over account responsibility with the support of your New Re colleagues. This comprises of technical pricing and contract analysis as well as internal and external stakeholder management.


Your responsibilities
Underwriting of French and European property treaty reinsurance business with main tasks being:

• Pricing, modelling and risk assessment of new or existing treaty programs
• Negotiating reinsurance transactions including contract documentation and wording
• Managing client and broker relationships and participate in origination activities to develop new business
• Contribute to developing and defining market and client strategies
• Managing necessary information exchange with internal stakeholders such as Actuaries, Claims, Accounting and Risk Management
• Actively participating in New Re specific and/or Group projects

Your profile

• Qualification: University degree in a quantitative subject like Natural Science, Economics, Business or equivalent
• Experience:
  
  • up to 5 years of relevant professional work experience e.g. from the reinsurance/insurance sector
  • Knowledge on the French property market a strong plus
• Skills: “Allrounder” with strong analytical skills, team player and good communications skills, proactive and self-going, ability to work in an international environment
• Knowledge: IT literate and proficient user of Microsoft Office (especially Excel), know-how about natural hazards and/or Natural Catastrophe Modelling (tools) would be a plus
• Language: Excellent command of English and French, good knowledge of German considered a strong plus
• Willingness to travel in Europe (5-10% of time)
• Valuing and promoting an inclusive working and learning environment

Your future benefits
Our employees are our greatest asset. We therefore offer them a wide range of benefits and a modern working model appreciating its positive impact on our business achievements and personal wellbeing:

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better
• Compensation: our commitment to equal treatment of all employee is reflected in our pay practice that has been awarded the attestation for equal pay by Willis Towers Watson (following the Swiss Federal Act on Gender Equality)
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work throughout flexible hybrid working model
• Continuous learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements

To learn more about us, check out www.newre.com. If you embrace challenges and want to grow with our customers and partners, we look forward t