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Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Sustainable Energy Underwriter
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.
We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
The opportunity:
You will join QBE’s Sustainable Energy team in Europe, providing underwriting support across Spain and other European countries where QBE has a local presence.
The role focuses on underwriting clients supporting the energy transition, including Renewable Energy risks as well as Conventional Power, ensuring a balanced and resilient portfolio aligned with QBE’s strategic objectives.
Your new role:
- Contribute to the delivery of the annual business plan for the respective business unit by making appropriate decisions
- Apply the reinsurance strategy in order to safeguard the portfolio
- Participate in all relevant meetings in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
- Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole in order to maximize brand leverage
- Perform underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
- Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
- Ensure the recording and measurement of insurance risks, (including DUA’s if relevant) to ensure accuracy and good practice
- Understand and comply with any reinsurance requirements to minimize risk and to deliver business plan objectives
- Establish, strengthen and develop relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
- Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to enhance business performance
- Maintain expertise and team knowledge through identifying appropriate learning and development activities
- Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the business plan and the delegated underwriting authority to meet business objectives including: | Negotiating rates terms and conditions for existing and new business | Compliance of production and issue of contract certainty documentation (non Lloyds) | Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines | Ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives | Support credit control in payment collection
- Participate in the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress toward business objectives
- Ensure entries are properly and promptly recorded on EO systems to ensure accuracy of data in relation to: | Underwriting | Aggregate exposures
- Contribute to the aggregate management and peer review processes to encourage and develop excellence
- Motivate and coach team members to ensure the relevant knowledge and expertise is shared for their continuing personal and professional development
About you
- Technical background
- A high level of numeracy and literacy
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong negotiating skills
- Ability to analyse data and use for decision making
- Strong attention to detail
- Thorough understanding of class specific underwriting and reinsurance knowledge
- Proven knowledge of relevant market conditions for specific class/portfolio
- Good knowledge of relevant QBE underwriting systems
- Intermediate level understanding of relevant software including Excel and other departmental software packages
- Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements (specific reference to FSA/Lloyds regulation)
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances.
To learn more about benefits of working with us, click Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations
Awards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year,
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
- AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
- Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
- UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
- Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee
You can view all our awards here
Apply now and let’s make it happen!
If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.
Your career. At the heart of it.
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Financial Data Reporting, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management, Underwriting Analysis
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.