Job Description

Take the next step in your career with us.Allied World is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge.We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs.Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members.Job Summary:This role involves leading the strategic and tactical development and performance of a portfolio of risks, in line with agreed business strategy and performance targets. You will spend the majority of your time managing the portfolio, liaising with Clients, Cedants, Reinsurers, contributing to marketing and business development activities and providing technical knowledge and expertise to the team. You will deal with customers and third parties on a one to one basis, although you will also work with other colleagues and be part of a team. You will use your strong strategic thinking, planning and relationship management skills to take a strategic view across and make commercial decisions.Job Duties:\xc2\xb7 Leading the development and agreement of strategies for the Asia property portfolio, agreeing the associated risk appetite, underwriting philosophy and pricing strategy, in order to achieve the agreed business strategy and targets\xc2\xb7 Managing the performance of the allocated portfolios through compliance controls, accumulation monitoring, performance monitoring, cycle management and portfolio forecasting, to ensure agreed targets and standards are met\xc2\xb7 Ensuring the long-term development of allocated portfolios through the management of product development, based on portfolio performance, market intelligence, R&D insight, legal developments and emerging risks\xc2\xb7 Liaising with Reinsurers as appropriate to achieve the desired levels of cover of facultative reinsurance as and when required and within company guidelines and authority\xc2\xb7 Actively contributing to the development of segment and local customer propositions, and associated sales planning and account development, bringing knowledge and insight of the market and its risks, proactively identifying opportunities to increase penetration of existing customers and/or expand the business mix\xc2\xb7 Reviewing non-standard case referrals and deliver underwriting decisions, following agreed processes at the designated authority level, in order to secure profitable business within the agreed risk appetite\xc2\xb7 Providing expert advice, guidance and coaching to less qualified and/or experienced colleagues to address technical referrals and raise standards and expertise across the technical community\xc2\xb7 Recruiting, managing, coaching, developing and motivating the team to ensure delivery of the required standards of performance now and in the future\xc2\xb7 Leading and/or contributing to technical audits and peer review processes as required to support and enable the maintenance of an effective control environment\xc2\xb7 Ensuring the internal systems and processes are in place and working effectively to support the business needs.Qualifications, Skills and Experience:\xc2\xb7 Significant experience in underwriting large and complex Property risks in the Asia market\xc2\xb7 Experience with designing and managing multinational programs\xc2\xb7 Strong leadership and people management skills\xc2\xb7 Excellent business development skills and established rapport with local network\xc2\xb7 Thorough understanding of the broker network with good business planning skills\xc2\xb7 Strong negotiation skills with a high level of customer and commercial awareness\xc2\xb7 Competent in Microsoft Office and relevant software packages / insurance platforms\xc2\xb7 Willingness to travel overseas as requiredWorking at Allied WorldOur team of over 1,500 professionals has deep expertise in the industry. They enjoy their work, and many have served for several years. This is what you can expect when you join us:\xc2\xb7 Instant membership in the Allied World Family \xe2\x80\x94 a global network of colleagues who will support your career journey\xc2\xb7 A manager who will help you build your career through a structured coaching program\xc2\xb7 Access to a full suite of learning and development tools and resourcesGlobal PresenceWe are headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Brisbane, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Dublin, Farmington (CT), Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Zug.Our BusinessAllied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways.Allied World is an equal opportunity employer. Subject to applicable law, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, age, disability, military service, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law or regulation in the relevant jurisdiction where we operate.To learn more, visit awac.com, or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/alliedworld and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/allied-world.

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