Senior Underwriter (all genders) - Property Damage & Business Interruption
- City Copenhagen, Oslo or Stockholm
- Seniority experienced
- Working mode hybrid
- Position Type full-time
- Gender all genders
- Start date asap
- VIG Nordics Region
- Active Step Inform
- Apply
- Get to know
- Take off
Your Tasks
As part of Vienna Insurance Group, the leading insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe, we are strengthening our presence in the Nordic markets. To support this strategic development, we are expanding our Industrial Corporate underwriting activities in the region of Copenhagen, Oslo or Stockholm.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the development within a financially strong and well-established international group. You will work closely with local and international colleagues in an environment characterized by trust, responsibility and clear structures, while supporting sustainable portfolio growth in the Nordics.
- Independently underwrite complex, high-value Industrial Corporate Property and Business Interruption risks, including multinational accounts, with full ownership of underwriting decisions
- Manage the portfolio at all levels – UW, negotiations, policy issuance, booking and supporting elements around the portfolio
- Structure, negotiate and manage international programs and tailor-made coverage solutions in line with risk appetite and profitability targets
- Conduct in-depth risk analysis, pricing and exposure assessments, ensuring technically sound and commercially viable underwriting decisions
- Collaborate with Risk Engineering, Claims and Reinsurance to develop holistic underwriting strategies and effective risk transfer solutions
- Drive broker and client relationships at senior level, leading negotiations and contributing to new business acquisition in the Nordic market
- Actively steer and develop the portfolio with a focus on sustainable growth, profitability, retention and market positioning
Your Profile
- Several years of experience in Industrial Corporate Property underwriting
- Strong technical expertise in Property Damage and Business Interruption, with the ability to assess complex risks
- Experience with international programs and large industrial risks is considered a strong asset
- Sound commercial judgement combined with a structured and solution-oriented decision-making approach
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain long-term broker and client relationships
- Fluent English; Nordic language skills are an advantage
Your benefits
Benefits may vary between VIG companies
- Hybrid work
- Flexitime model
- 37.5 hours per week
- Home office starter package
- Additional days off (e.g., for new additions to the family, Social Active Day, training days)
- Attractive, competitive salary
- Discounted insurance products
- Discounted products at Erste Bank as well as free debit and credit cards
- Numerous partnerships in retail, tourism, gastronomy and elsewhere
- Detailed onboarding for new arrivals with Welcome Day and induction programmes
- Individual talent toolset (VIG competence model) for planning personal and professional development
- Regular VIG talks for dialogue between managers and employees
- Career for experts as an alternative to management careers
- Coaching for managers, experts and expats
- Training, seminars and e-learning courses for professional and personal development
- Group-wide training with competent and international cooperation partners
- Language courses
- Extensive range of sports and fitness courses from an external training provider throughout Austria (live or virtual)
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Running events such as Vienna City Marathon
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Sustainably produced VIG sports shirts
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Anonymous and free advice from an external employee assistance programme for employees and relatives, including a well-being platform with videos, articles and podcasts, etc.
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Our own outpatient service with medical advice, physiotherapy and massage service
- Creche, nursery and day care at two locations near the head office
- Childbirth allowance, child allowance and a gift for the newborn
- Dad/family week offers additional days off for new family members
- Services for employees on parental leave, such as parental coaching
- Information for families on childcare or caring for relatives
- We support paternity leave and part-time management
- (Virtual) events for employees offer regular updates from Human Resources or the company
- VIG Get-Together as a virtual year-end event
- Social Active Day – one day off per year for charitable work
- Access to events and exhibitions, such as architecture at Ringturm
- Good accessibility by public transport and via bicycle paths
- Lockable bicycle storage room
- Showers
- Canteen with breakfast and lunch at reduced prices
- Air-conditioned offices with sustainable district heating or cooling
- Hybrid work equipment
- Advice on the ergonomic design of the workplace by occupational physicians
- Height-adjustable desks in modern offices
- Pleasant ambience thanks to works of art and plants
- Accessibility in most buildings
- Recycling in offices, photovoltaic systems with solar power
- VIG talent toolset competency model as the basis for HR work
- Our "Principles of Collaboration" and a "Guide to Inclusive Language" as a framework for communication
- Diversity management for individual development
- Diversity officer for the implementation of the diversity strategy
- Employee resource group "all colours" for the exchange and networking of employees of the Austrian Group companies on LGBTIAQ+ issues
- Interdepartmental and group-wide projects enable mutual exchange and learning from one another
- We see it as our responsibility to protect the values that matter to our customers
Our mission
It is important to us that your salary is based on your qualifications and experience, therefore we will discuss the salary together in a personal interview.
This full-time position is to be filled as soon as possible.
- No. 1 in Central and Eastern Europe
- More than 50 insurance companies and pension funds
- Operating in 30 countries
- Around 34,000 employees
- Around 36 million customers
- VIG share listed on the Vienna, Prague and Budapest stock exchanges
- Standard & Poor’s rating: A+ with positive outlook
We stand for diversity and respect. That is why we see it as an enrichment to employ people of different backgrounds, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions and abilities. Become part of our diverse Group!
