Global Head Specialty Reinsurance managing profitable growth of Swiss Re’s global portfolio. Leading underwriting strategy across various lines of business with P&L responsibility.
Responsibilities
You are accountable for the underwriting performance, portfolio resilience and the profitable growth of Swiss Re’s global Specialty reinsurance portfolio.
You carry a global P&L responsibility and lead the Specialty business across Agriculture, Aviation, Cyber, Engineering & Nuclear, and Marine & Energy.
You operate as a trusted partner to the P&C Re Executive team, shaping priorities, steering capital and representing Swiss Re externally with clients, brokers and industry bodies.
Owns, steers and profitably grows the global Specialty portfolio with clear accountability for new and in-force businesses.
Holds the ultimate UW pen and therefore accountability for risk appetite definition, underwriting standards and their consistent application across lines and regions.
Guides complex, material or precedent-setting underwriting decisions, balancing commercial ambition with disciplined risk judgement and long-term portfolio resilience.
Actively monitors portfolio performance, emerging risk signals and accumulation exposures, intervenes decisively where underwriting action is required to protect capital and earnings.
Requirements
Extensive senior executive leadership experience with proven track record across underwriting, portfolio management and senior client/broker leadership management.
Proven ability to lead leaders and manage large, diverse teams across geographies.
Deep understanding of underwriting governance, risk appetite and portfolio steering, with recognized or progressing senior underwriting authority.
Strong strategic judgement, commercial acumen and confidence operating with C-suite clients and senior internal stakeholders.
Highly developed nontechnical skills including decision-making, negotiation, stakeholder management and comfort navigating ambiguity.
A strong belief in data and technology as performance enablers, with experience driving adoption and change.
Fluency in English; additional languages desired.
Benefits
Total compensation approach considering base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered.
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