Risk underwriter

Company Description

Making trade happen (Ensemble, faisons bouger le commerce)

Coface, ce sont 5200 Happeners de 75 nationalités et basés dans 57 pays qui partagent une culture d’entreprise en prise directe avec le monde. Nous collaborons autour d’un objectif commun : faciliter les échanges commerciaux dans le monde et renforcer notre position parmi les leaders de l’assurance-crédit.

75 ans d’expérience ont permis à Coface d’être un leader dans l’assurance-crédit et la gestion des risques, et de développer d’autres services à valeur ajoutée tels que l’affacturage, le recouvrement, l’assurance Single Risk, la caution et les services d’information.

Notre dimension internationale, notre structure à taille humaine, et notre présence au cœur de l’économie offrent une expérience de travail enrichissante d’un point de vue relationnel, professionnel et culturel.

Chaque jour, nos équipes font bouger le commerce. Rejoignez-nous !

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Risk Underwriter to join our team in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium. As a Risk Underwriter, you will play a crucial role in assessing and managing risks associated with insurance policies, particularly in the credit insurance sector. You will be responsible for evaluating financial information, making informed underwriting decisions, and contributing to the overall risk management strategy of our organisation.

Your Role Will Be :

- Carry out the underwriting and participate in risk management:

· Commit Coface by setting credit limits within the scope of your delegations,

· Monitor Commitments,

• Manage the evolution of ‘sensitive’ risks
• Develop and share your sector expertise

- Contribute to the quality of commercial relations with clients and brokers:

• Explain and justify underwriting decisions,
• Arrange meetings with clients, brokers and prospects on or off the premises,
• Establish yourself as a decision-maker with your contacts,
• Contributes to and ensures the quality of the team's prospect studies and client meetings,

Qualifications

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Economics
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in the banking and financial services sector, preferably in trade credit insurance
• Strong financial literacy with the ability to interpret complex financial statements
• Solid background in risk monitoring, industry analysis, and underwriting principles
• Native-level fluency in Dutch, fluent in English. French language skills are a plus.
• Confidence in presenting complex information to diverse audiences
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements in the insurance industry
• Strong customer focus with a track record of putting policyholders at the centre of decision-making

Qualities

• Organised and autonomous, he/she effectively reports on the tasks entrusted to him/her
• Communicates with his/her superiors and team,
• Excellent interpersonal skills, he/she is comfortable speaking in front of an audience.

Additional Information

We Offer You:

• The opportunity to build your career (both locally and internationally) in a large global company, one of the world leaders in its field;
• Opportunity to acquire knowledge in the field of business information services, trade credit insurance and finance;
• Regular and interesting team building activities.