Lead Underwriter, Construction

Are you Ready To Take The Lead In Shaping Our Construction Insurance Offerings?

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Lead Construction Underwriter to join our expanding Nordic Construction team. You are the person we are looking for if you have experience with construction and erection insurance solutions across the Nordic region.

Who are we?

The RiskPoint Group is a global Managing General Underwriter (MGU) that offers best-in-class insurance solutions backed by the insurance companies we represent.

We are an agile company with strong cross-border collaboration, leveraging our extensive, international expertise.

Our company structure is flat, and we provide great opportunities for every employee to make a difference, take responsibility, enhance their skill set, and grow.

About The Team

Our Construction team is part of our Property & Construction department, which comprises experts from the Nordic countries and Benelux. The team is enthusiastic and ambitious, working together to deliver superior expertise and tailored solutions.

Our headquarters in Copenhagen serves as the hub of our Nordic operations, supported by dedicated teams in Norway and Sweden who provide local insights and services, enabling us to meet the particular demands of clients throughout the region.

We have built a strong position in the Nordic market and continue to expand, focusing on insurance solutions for Nordic businesses and covering a wide range of construction projects. We are committed to driving innovation and growth throughout the Nordics.

About The Position

As our Lead Construction Underwriter, you will be a vital member of our Nordic Construction team, working closely with colleagues from the Property & Construction department to deliver tailored insurance solutions for small and medium-sized projects.

To provide exceptional service, you will interact with internal stakeholders, brokers, clients, and distribution partners on a frequent basis, both over the phone and in-person.

In this position, your technical and analytical abilities will be crucial in assessing individual cases while managing the overall portfolio. Most significantly, you will have the unique chance to contribute to drive change inside a rapidly expanding department.

Examples of responsibilities include:

• Define and develop our underwriting standards and tools
• Lead the team’s underwriting process and support the underwriters in their daily tasks
• Perform complex underwriting tasks in compliance with technical, legal, and regulatory requirements
• Negotiate premiums and terms for new and existing business
• Assess market conditions and demands
• Establish and manage relationships with brokers, other distribution partners, and carriers
  
  

A great match for us

As a lead position, you must be proactive, enterprising, and capable of independently managing complex underwriting tasks across multiple countries.

To effectively manage and grow commercial partnerships, you must have good communication skills, the ability to build relationships locally and internationally, as well as a sales-oriented mindset and strong negotiation skills.

To be successful in this position, you must be ambitious and possess strong decision-making abilities, since you will contribute to the expansion of our construction portfolio. Most significantly, we value trustworthiness, with a desire to drive the business forward independently and together with your team.

We hope you have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, construction, building, or economics / finance administration
• Domicile in Copenhagen, Oslo, or Stockholm with the ability and willingness to travel between our offices
• At least 4 years of experience in insurance
• Technical expertise in building methods and general construction
• Experience in risk profiling and pricing
• The ability to negotiate and positively influence brokers and partners
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Spoken and written fluency in one of the Nordic languages and English
  
  

If you are service-oriented, technically adept, and eager to make a difference, this is your opportunity to take the lead in construction underwriting.

Interested in the position?

We are looking forward to receiving your resume and letter of application. Please use the application form below. Kindly note that we do not accept applications sent via e-mail.

We hope to receive your application before December 13, 2024.

For more information about the position, please contact Niklas Kristiansen, Head of Property & Construction, Nordics, at *protected email* or + 45 28 12 66 66.

About The RiskPoint Group

The RiskPoint Group is one of Europe’s largest Managing General Underwriters (MGUs), providing best in class insurance solutions to businesses and their advisors globally. The RiskPoint Group operates as RiskPoint in Europe and Asia and RP Underwriting in the rest of the world.

With 250+ employees and 17 locations in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific, the RiskPoint Group employs expert underwriting and specialized, in-house claims teams within Accident & Health, Transactional Risk, Property & Construction, Renewable Energy, Offshore Upstream, and Liabilities, including Financial Lines, Cyber, and Casualty.

The RiskPoint Group is a Coverholder with Lloyd’s of London and is backed by a strong panel of well-reputed insurance companies. The RiskPoint Group core values are: trust, openness & honesty, respect & tolerance, drive & dedication as well as being part of a winning team in a competitive environment.