Underwriter Manager, Casualty/EIL

The Underwriter Manager, Casualty/EIL combines senior underwriting expertise with team leadership responsibilities. 

The role is accountable for underwriting complex casualty/EIL risks not only for France but also for Spain and Belgium, while managing and developing a team of underwriters. It ensures high-quality underwriting decisions aligned with risk appetite and profitability objectives, while fostering team performance, technical excellence, and client service. 

The position also contributes to portfolio steering and strategic development of the Casualty/EIL Business business.

1. Underwriting & Portfolio Management

• Manage and develop the existing Casualty/EIL portfolio (renewals, endorsements, claims involvement)
• Analyze, select and underwrite submissions using a technical approach (pricing, wordings, terms & conditions)
• Ensure profitability and portfolio quality in line with SBS underwriting guidelines
• Contribute to overall business results through sound and disciplined underwriting
• Develop SCOR’s Casualty/EIL market share in collaboration with EMEA commercial teams
• Originate new business opportunities and maintain a regular flow of submissions
• Promote SBS capabilities to brokers, corporate clients and ceding companies across EMEA and London market
• Represent SCOR at industry events (seminars, conferences, client meetings)

2. Business Development & Market Positioning

3. Client & Broker Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and key stakeholders across EMEA
• Conduct regular client meetings, risk visits and project site visits
• Ensure high-quality service and long-term partnership development

4. Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Work closely with underwriting peers across the SBS network to ensure consistency and team alignment
• Collaborate with technical assistants, claims teams and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and business intelligence within the team
• Foster a strong team spirit across EMEA

5. Reporting, Data & Business Intelligence

• Produce and share portfolio analyses and market intelligence insights
• Report regularly on accounts, underwriting performance and commercial activity
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timely entry of data in underwriting systems
• Maintain reliable data to support portfolio monitoring and decision-making

6. Governance, Compliance & Expertise

• Ensure underwriting practices comply with legal, regulatory and SBS frameworks
• Develop and maintain technical expertise in selected industries
• Contribute to continuous improvement of underwriting practices and standards

7. Team Management & Development

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of 3 underwriters
• Set objectives, monitor performance, and conduct regular reviews
• Coach team members to enhance technical underwriting skills and autonomy
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment
• Support talent development, succession planning, and recruitment when needed

You are a senior casualty underwriter with a former international or domestic experience, with a minimum of 8 years of experience with exposure to all types of casualty risks and you have ideally  some experiences in team management.

• Established underwriter with several years of underwriting experience in Casualty class of business
• Proven underwriting skills including wording negotiation

• Market recognition and sound reputation across insurance market

• Established market relationships

• Ideally Broking experience, industry or risk management experience, established client relationships, experience of writing international business

• Leadership and people development

• Active engagement and contribution to the global casualty team is essential, with a strong team spirit

• Knowledge of competitors, cedants, reinsurers and brokers within EMEA or internationally

• An enquiring mindset with the ability to work independently as a motivated and pro-active self-starter. 

• Curious and willing to learn.

• Commercial and tactical vision

• Proficiency in the use of underwriting tools, ability to understand and assess the results

• Organised and able to prioritise under pressure, high level of commitment

• Ability to evaluate, condense and summarise key information

• Fluency in French and English and able to travel worldwide.

• Willing to perform under time pressure during peak activity renewal periods while ensuring adherence to processes and guidelines.

• Decision-making and accountability

Education

You have a Master’s degree in Insurance, Finance or  Risk Management.