Underwriting Assistant, Credit & Political Risk

Key Responsibilities:

• To liaise with operational functions on the processing of CPR policies and credit control matters.
• To assist Underwriters in the completion of pricing sheets and account documentation.
• To assist in exposure management and portfolio analysis.
• To assist Underwriters with sector, country and company research reports and due diligence.
• To engage in appropriate Underwriting training and development (both internally and externally).
• To monitor and respond to changes in regulation and compliance requirements.

Required Experience:

• Educated to Degree level.
• Desire to work towards ACII and/or CFA (or equivalent) qualifications.
• Active interest in global current affairs, politics and financial markets.
• Excellent IT skills: including intermediate Excel (ability to use formulas effectively and produce graphical data), and other Office and Adobe applications.

• Strong Numerical Skills.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Key Responsibilities:

• To liaise with operational functions on the processing of CPR policies and credit control matters.
• To assist Underwriters in the completion of pricing sheets and account documentation.
• To assist in exposure management and portfolio analysis.
• To assist Underwriters with sector, country and company research reports and due diligence.
• To engage in appropriate Underwriting training and development (both internally and externally).
• To monitor and respond to changes in regulation and compliance requirements.

Required Experience:

• Educated to Degree level.
• Desire to work towards ACII and/or CFA (or equivalent) qualifications.
• Active interest in global current affairs, politics and financial markets.
• Excellent IT skills: including intermediate Excel (ability to use formulas effectively and produce graphical data), and other Office and Adobe applications.
• Strong numerical skills.

Our culture is centred around three core values: Excellence, focused on high performance, agility and embracing change; Ambition, where inquisitiveness, challenge and a bold approach is encouraged; and Collaboration, delivering shared goals through collective expertise, diversity of thought and transparency. All three are underpinned by Reward & Recognition, where people are supported & respected, and success is celebrated. #wspi

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.