Underwriting Assistant Surety

Opportunity: UW Assistant Surety

Our employees are at the heart of what we do: helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join our team, you are bringing this purpose to life alongside a passionate community.

Feel empowered to learn and grow while being valued for who you are. At Intact Insurance, we commit to supporting you in reaching your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility. It’s our promise to you.

Who we are

At Intact Insurance, we are experts at what we do in protecting what makes businesses unique. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups.

Across Europe, our footprint includes offices in France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, supported by a dedicated team of around 300 professionals.

The opportunity

We are currently looking for an Underwriting Assistant to support our Surety department. This job involves supporting Underwriters and Senior Underwriters to secure profitable renewals and generate new business in line with agreed area/segment strategies. You will work with the Underwriting team on a portfolio of accounts and assist in all phases of underwriting the associated cases within agreed processes and risk appetite. Typically, accounts are within the Upper-Middle Market and Large Corporate segments and require use of technical skills to deploy and implement solutions for domestic and multinational insurance programs containing rich and complex data to process. You will use your analytical, communication and relationship management skills to support the trading of a portfolio of accounts. You will use your interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders. You will interpret the underwriting information in order to be an effective handoff point from the Underwriting function into the operations function, who will provide administrative support and book financial data on Underwriting’s behalf. You will use your organizational skills to keep reference and evidence of all activities as prescribed by internal control & governance rules.

Some of the responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the underwriting team at every stage of the underwriting journey by gathering, organizing and interpreting information as necessary to progress the account.
• Issue policy documentation, interpret data and provide a handover to the Operations function in timely and accurate way to meet internal, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Establishing an effective working relationship with your Portfolio Management colleagues and others as necessary.
• Supporting technical audits and peer review processes as required to support and enable the maintenance of an effective control environment.
• Issuing new policy wordings or existing policy wordings, working with the underwriters to ensure policy documentation is current and accurate.
• Supporting the implementation of solutions for multinational insurance programs through use of our Global Network partners.
• Contributing to the implementation of marketing activities, business development initiatives, etc. to increase overall revenue, share of wallet’ and business mix in line with agreed Account Plans.
• Accessing senior direction and support as appropriate.
• Developing a trusted, deep and long-term relationship with their colleagues to generate, progress and close new, up selling and cross-selling business opportunities.
• May be required to support wider initiatives, i.e. projects.
• Being aware of and adhering to our regulatory framework at all times.

The expertise you bring

• Although not essential, progression with CII qualification(s) or European equivalent in insurance qualifications is a benefit.
• Your English and French are at a good level, both verbal and written. Spanish and/or Italian is a plus.
• Ability to develop technical and trading capability over time and with coaching.
• Attention to detail and ability to self-manage.
• Committed to continuous improvement and personal development.
• Understanding the multinational insurance market.
• Effective communication, time management and selling skills.
• Can independently balance conflicting priorities.
• Customer service experience in financial services industry and experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships.

Why choose Intact

We live our Values: We are committed to acting with the highest of ethical standards through our five core values: integrity, respect, customer driven, excellence and social responsibility.

Our commitment to Diversity: Founded in our values, we see diversity as a strength and aspire to create an environment where everyone can be themselves, grow and succeed. Together, we will stand up for what’s right to build an inclusive society.

Manage your Time: What you accomplish matters more than hours in the office. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment in which you perform your best. Our Time-Off and Flexible Work Arrangement options help foster a healthy work-life balance.

About Intact

As part of Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) – Canada’s largest Surety & Casualty insurer, with nearly CAD$24 billion in annual direct premiums and a global team of 31,000 employees – we bring global strength, deep expertise, and a strong focus on customers.

Intact Insurance Europe is part of IFC’s Global Specialty Lines business (GSL) which represents 3,500 professionals dedicated to more than 20 niche segments. GSL operates across North America, the UK, and Europe, and benefits from a strong international network covering over 150 territories – with clear profitable growth ambitions to reach $10 billion in operating DPW by 2030, performing at a sub-90 operating combined ratio.

We’re specialists who go the extra mile, offering expert solutions, treating claims as a promise, and helping businesses manage risk and move forward.

4 out of 5 brokers recognize us as a trusted partner, valuing our specialized expertise, simplified multinational programs, local market knowledge, and reliable claims handling.

Intact Insurance (Europe) S.A. is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, as the data controller, we take the necessary measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal information it holds or processes in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) of 27 April 2016 ("GDPR"), Loi n° 2018-493 du 20 juin 2018, relative à la protection des données personnelles and rest of related data protection regulations. The data you provide will be processed as part of our candidate selection process. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in considering your application. Unless you object, your CV will be kept for two years after our last contact with you. We may kept your data for the duration of the employment contract in the event of recruitment. Once your employment has ceased, your personal data will be only retained for as long as is necessary to satisfy any legal, accounting or reporting obligations. Intact Group companies and third-party partners may be recipients of your personal data when required. Sometimes your personal information may be sent to other parties outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) in connection with the purposes set out above. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in compliance with data protection regulations.

In accordance with data protection laws, you have the right to access and obtain a copy of the data concerning you, object to the processing, have it rectified or deleted. All you have to do is write to the Intact Insurance (Europe) Data Protection Officer to the following address Intact Insurance (Europe) S.A. Edif. Torre Europa, Pº de la Castellana, 95 – Planta 19 28046 Madrid (SPAIN) or send an email to the following address dp@intactinsurance.eu. We will ask you to confirm your identity if we need to, we have one month from receiving your request to tell you what action we have taken.