Senior Underwriting Assistant Construction

**Flexible Work Eligible**: Flexible Work Schedule

**DISCOVER your opportunity**

**Senior Underwriting Assistant Construction**

Madrid, Spain

Within the AXA Group, AXA XL is the P&C and Specialty Risk division, specialized in managing complex industrial risks. We offer insurance coverage and services for medium-sized companies and multinationals, operating in over 200 countries. Our team gathers the best talents to offer our customers an excellent service for each of our business lines: Property, Casualty, Financial Lines and Specialty.

Within the Operations department of AXA XL Iberia, you will join the Middle Office team that aims to provide a high-quality service for our clients, creating and activating insurance coverage on complex risks.

As Underwriting Assistant you will provide support to Underwriting teams and ensures that the administrative processes for the end-to-end policy lifecycle are run efficiently at a high quality to serve internal and external clients. In addition, the Senior UA would take responsibility for more complex accounts as well as having in-depth knowledge of at least one line of business and can support UW in pre
- and post-bind processes.

**DISCOVER** **your opportunity**

You will be responsible for:

- Contracts handling in an efficient and correct way for new and established businesses:

- by checking the conditions of acceptance of the customer’s request, interacting with the customer if necessary, by using various available data sources to make the right decision and give the right advice to the broker / client
- by following up until contract signing or refusal
- by developing draft contracts / amendments that fit with customer needs
- by modifying coverage concepts if desired by the client / broker
- by preparing contracts which are beyond authority and discuss them with the team leader.
- by monitoring, planning, and issuing contractual documents (policies, endorsement and certificates)
- Support Credit Control team in the cash allocation for accounts and the monitoring of outstanding unpaid premiums.
- Data Management:

- preparing and sending weekly reports
- preparing premium flows
- preparing and sending local policies instructions
- controlling Gross and Net portfolio
- controlling data quality
- Can supervise and guide the work of Underwriting Assistant in the company, specially supporting those that are less experienced in the team.
- Acts as a reference point to help troubleshoot issues, provide processing / system expertise. This will basically include issues with global programs, where the Senior Underwriting Assistant will liaise with international offices and network partner to assist in the whole program completion. Additionally, supporting the middle office team in technical issues with key systems.
- Develop expert level knowledge with regards to our tools for the implementation of Global Programs. Also, for processes, and keeping abreast of new guidelines published for policy administration and the management of Global Programs.
- Follow up new guidelines published for policy administration and Global Programs management.

You will report to the Operations Team Lead Property, Energy & Construction.

**SHARE your talent**

**SHARE** **your talent**

We are looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

- Proven Experience in similar functions and responsibilities
- Bachelor´s degree desirable
- Fluent English Skills: minimum C1 level CEFR
- Demonstrated experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Strong relationship management with internal clients, vendors, and brokers as well as across the AXA XL and AXA Group enterprise
- Strong internal relationship management, communication, and negotiation skills
- Strong and effective organizational skills and time management skills, ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills combined with strong work ethic.
- Proactive attitude facing challenges.
- Ability to adapt and respond to a changing environment with flexibility and innovation.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills combined with a strong work ethic.

**FIND your future**

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.

**Inclusion & Diversity**

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual ori