Global Underwriting Manager - Liability

About the Role

The Global Underwriting Manager will be part of Global Casualty Underwriting office providing AXA XL the ability to deploy Global Product Strategy and associated frameworks and controls. As clients' casualty exposures become more sophisticated, new emerging risks present and inflationary legal trends persist, the role of the Global Casualty Underwriting Manager will be critical to driving underwriting excellence across our casualty products and supporting the development of tailored solutions to address their complex risks, validating AXA XL's reputation as a market leader. Reports to: Global Chief Underwriting Officer (GCUO) - General Liability.

Responsibilities

• Support the GCUO with development and review of Insurance contract wordings, in conjunction with Legal and Wordings Lead
• Underwriting Reviews to identify trends within portfolios that require remediation
• Co-ordination and collaboration with the network to ensure that action points are addressed within stipulated timeframes
• Engage with Governance, AXA XL Risk Management and AXA Group Underwriting Office
• Co-ordination of training material and support the overall successful delivery of training strategy. Using lessons learnt to drive improvements
• Deployment of Global Casualty Product strategy and associated frameworks and controls
• Issue Global Product Standards that set overall product risk appetite as well as the strategy for the formation of Rules and Guidelines to drive technical excellence
• Provide representation and support to several Business Units
• Support Energy Transition strategy, analytics, reporting and sustainability initiatives aligned with AXA's 3-year plan
• Assist in portfolio management, reinsurance structures and profitability insights
• Cascade of Underwriting Authority, as pre-agreed between CUO and BU CUO along with any required ongoing administration
• Stewardship of Delegated UW arrangements

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven and established US Casualty underwriting experience
• Construction and Energy background preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is desirable and experience of global insurance
• Continuing education or professional designations in insurance underwriting including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) / Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) are preferred but not required
• Act independently, think in global terms and demonstrate excellent business acumen
• Impressive Collaborator: Develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Provide guidance and seek input from others as needed to achieve the best result possible
• Capable of working and collaborating with a virtual team, across multiple diverse geographies and cultures
• Use judgment to identify and solve day to day problems in straightforward situations
• Impressive interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze and interpret data appropriately and identify trends in order to direct/engage with others as needed
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time is anticipated on a global basis