Underwriter Ii Aviation

Calle Emilio Vargas, 6, MADRID, ES, 28043
- UNDERWRITING
- 10172
- Band C
- Chiara Teresa BARLETTA
- 9/28/2025

**Aviation Underwriter**

Madrid, Espana

The Spanish Marine & Aviation Underwriting Team within AXA XL provide insurance solutions for a diverse portfolio of large and corporate clients globally, offering a broad range of insurance solutions like: Marine Cargo Policies, Project Cargo Policies, Freight Forwarders Liability Policies, Shipper’s Interest Insurance Policies, General aviation Policies, Products/Airports liability for aviation policies.

Our Marine & Aviation Underwriting team has a great opportunity for an experienced underwriter join this successful team and support the expansion of the practice.

As Underwriter, you will play a critical role within the team, you will focus on assessing, quoting and underwriting potential risks, processing deal documentation, managing workflow, establishing relationships internally and externally and acting as the critical interface between the broker/clients and AXA XL. You are expected to generate profitable premium and develop broker and client relationships, as we continue to build our underwriting capability.

Joining AXA XL is a great foundation step to launch your career, it can be a daunting adventure but at AXA XL we have industry experts and a market leading Underwriting Academy to support you on that learning journey.
- This is a regulated role under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Fitness and Probity regime._

**What you’ll be DOING**

What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Underwrite, manage and service a renewal book and produce new business.
- Analysis and evaluation of aviation risks.
- Negotiate with producers to achieve profit objectives.
- Maintain expertise with the products, services, priorities and targeted markets.
- Support the business planning and forecasting process; monitor financial exposure and premium income to ensure it remains within set limits.
- Maintain awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
- Identify and drive new product development opportunities.
- Ensuring all underwriting activities are documented on the underwriting systems to the required data quality standards and ensuring metrics meet the standards of the company.

You will report to Marine & Aviation Manager, Iberia.

**What you will BRING**

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

- Desired University Degree and knowledge in the industry
- Understanding of Insurance industry fundamentals and proven experience in Aviation underwriting/placement activities.
- Proficiency in English and Spanish is required, other languages are a plus
- Robust communication and negotiation skills
- Analytical skills and mathematical abilities.
- Excellent problem-solving, data driven decision-making skills combined with work ethic.
- Ability to respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers, producers and brokers as well as across the AXA XL and AXA Group entities.

**Who WE are**
- AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

**What we OFFER**

**Inclusion**
- AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. _It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed._
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

**Total Rewards**
- AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive