Underwriter

Our claims organisation handles more than 400,000 claims a year, including catastrophe response after hurricanes and hail. Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire. Most of the office has been here more than ten years.

Overview:

This is a new position created as the team has grown over the last year. We want an underwriter who can say no clearly and say yes with the right terms. You can work from home anywhere in the UAE. We have no office requirement. Standard office hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around them. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do:

• Price accounts using rating tools in Guidewire PolicyCenter and underwriting judgment
• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Follow underwriting guidelines and state filing requirements
• Document underwriting decisions in the policy file
• Mentor underwriting assistants and trainees
• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Review submissions for risk quality, completeness and appetite fit

Minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits
• Strong judgment on risk selection and pricing

Nice to have:

• Prior agency or brokerage experience
• Construction or manufacturing account experience
• Excess and umbrella underwriting
• CPCU, AU or CIC designation

Salary range: AED 18,500-AED 22,500 monthly

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• 30 days annual leave
• Education allowance for children
• Annual bonus
• Annual flight ticket

Please submit your CV in English.

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Dune Consultants LLC.