Head of Southeast Asia, Reinsurance, Asia

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The purpose of this role is to provide strategic direction for underwriting portfolios in the region, ensuring growth and profitability. This role involves managing a team of underwriters, writing guidelines, underwriting complex new businesses, and offering specialist advice. Additionally, the role is responsible for building and maintaining broker relationships, applying technical expertise, contributing to business results, and staying informed about industry standards and new product introductions.

Responsibilities:

• Significantly contribute to the creation and delivery of the portfolio business plan, with specific responsibility for your area(s) of expertise​
• In respect of area of expertise monitor and report on progress, identify deviations, recommend remedial action, and implement to achieve business objectives​
• Recommend to leaders resources needed to deliver the plan​
• Underwrite Reinsurance risks to meet business objectives including: negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for existing and new business​
• Managing production and issue of contract certainty documentation​
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines ​
• Oversee and contribute to compliance within your area(s) of expertise with Underwriting Authorities, legal and regulatory requirements, peer review and underwriting standards/best practices​
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including customers, brokers, industry bodies, business partners, reinsurers, and colleagues, to maximise influence ​
• Keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness, specifically in your area(s) of expertise, to be able to operate effectively and appropriately​
• Motivate and develop more junior team members, with specific reference/responsibility for your area of expertise

Work Experience:

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• Significant relevant reinsurance experience.

Qualifications:

Necessary Qualifications include:

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Global Disclaimer:

The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee’s normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.

US Only Disclaimer:

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Process Improvements, Regulatory Compliance, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.