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Underwriter - Large Lawyers Professional Liability (London, GB) @ Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.

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<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the London-based US Lawyers&apos; underwriting team within Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. This role offers an opportunity to join a dynamic team and offers development potential.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You will be responsible for underwriting complex Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) risks for top‑tier law firms, with a strong focus on attention to detail, broker engagement, and strategic risk selection.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting a sophisticated Large Lawyers portfolio, partnering closely with claims, risk management, and actuarial colleagues.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Analyze submissions to assess insurability, coverage, structure, and risk quality for large, often international, law firms.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Review claims history and work on pricing with actuarial teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Negotiate proposals and prepare quotations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Serve as an underwriting contact for key global brokers and major law firm clients.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead or participate in underwriting meetings, renewals, and strategic discussions with insurers and brokers.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support relationship management and contribute to long‑term client and broker partnerships.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Contribute market insights on trends affecting large law firms, including emerging practice risks, jurisdictional trends, and claim developments.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About the Team</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You will be joining the London-based US Lawyers&apos; underwriting team within Swiss Re Corporate Solutions — a dynamic, collaborative group dedicated to delivering exceptional underwriting on some of the most complex and high-profile legal professional liability risks in the market. The team offers strong technical support, a global perspective, and real opportunities for professional development and growth.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About You</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You are a motivated, detail-oriented underwriting professional who thrives in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment. You bring strong analytical capabilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders and global brokers. You are equally comfortable working independently and collaborating within a diverse, global team.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Experience in Lawyers Professional Liability</strong>, ideally with exposure to excess or layered programs</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Strong understanding of large law firm risk profiles</strong>, claims drivers, and broker market dynamics</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Proven ability to evaluate complex risks</strong> and articulate underwriting rationale clearly and confidently</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>These are additional nice to haves:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Strong negotiation and analytical skills</strong>, with confidence engaging at senior levels</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</strong>, with experience managing multiple stakeholders in a team environment</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>High level of self-motivation</strong> and ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative, global team</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Willingness to travel</strong> as required to support broker and client relationships</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Why Join Us</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Opportunity to step into a <strong>well‑established, high‑profile Large Lawyers portfolio</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Meaningful underwriting on complex and intellectually challenging risks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborative, global team environment with strong technical support.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Compensation &amp; Work Model</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For the United Kingdom, the base salary range for this position is between £63,000 and £95,000 for a full-time role.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The specific salary offered considers:</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• the applicant&apos;s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In the situation where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based annual bonus.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:white;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>#Li-Hybrid</strong></span></p><div class="swissre_jobtemplate"> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <div class="swissre_jobtemplate"> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.</span></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <style type="text/css"> .swissre_footer { position: relative; margin-top: -50px; height: 30px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; background: #EEE none repeat scroll 0% 0%; line-height: 30px; padding: 0px 10px; color: #AAA; font-family: "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"; } .swissre_jobtemplate { width: 970px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .jobDisplay .job { font-family: "Arial" !important; font-size: 12px !important; } .joqReqDescription { max-width: 100%; height: auto; align: center; } .joqReqDescription ul { width: 787px; max-width: 100%; } .joqReqDescription p { width: 827px; max-width: 100%; } </style> <div class="swissre_jobtemplate"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Keywords: </strong> <br><strong>Reference Code: </strong>137843 </span> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div>

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