SwiftRe Expert

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced SwiftRe® Expert with strong expertise in Property & Casualty (P&C) underwriting processes, underwriting tools, and digital underwriting platforms to support the continued evolution of SwiftRe®.

The role requires deep understanding of the end-to-end facultative reinsurance underwriting lifecycle, including submission intake, risk assessment, pricing, referral workflows, policy issuance, accounting, and claims interaction.

As a key link between underwriting business teams and technology organizations, you will help drive underwriting workflow enhancements, system integrations, and digital transformation initiatives across the SwiftRe® platform.

Key Responsibilities

Underwriting Process & Platform Expertise

• Provide SME support on P&C underwriting processes, workflows, controls, and best operational practices


• Analyze and optimize end-to-end underwriting workflows and digital processes


• Support enhancement of underwriting operating models, tools, and platform capabilities


• Ensuring alignment with business, compliance, audit, and governance requirements

Underwriting Tools & Delivery

• Act as business expert for underwriting systems, workflow tools, and digital underwriting platforms


• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria


• Collaborate with underwriting, product, design, and technology teams to improve automation, efficiency, and user experience


• Support integration across underwriting, accounting, claims, and reporting systems


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation and straight-through processing (STP)

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Management

• Conduct workshops and gather business requirements from underwriting stakeholders


• Map business processes, identify gaps, and recommend scalable solutions


• Act as liaison between business and IT delivery teams


• Support solution design discussions, prioritization, change management, and user adoption

Testing & Operational Support

• Participate in UAT planning, execution, and validation activities


• Ensure delivered solutions meet underwriting and operational requirements


• Support troubleshooting, incident resolution, and process improvements


• Assist business and technology teams in delivering initiatives accurately and on time

About the Team

SwiftRe® is Swiss Re’s digital facultative reinsurance platform providing online P&C reinsurance coverage globally. The platform supports the end-to-end underwriting lifecycle, including risk placement, underwriting management, accounting, and claims processes.

Our global team is focused on building a scalable, automated, and client-centric digital underwriting ecosystem that supports Swiss Re’s digital transformation journey.

About You

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance or reinsurance


• Strong expertise in underwriting processes, underwriting operations, and underwriting technology platforms


• Deep understanding of facultative underwriting workflows and digital underwriting environments


• Experience with underwriting tools, workflow systems, policy administration platforms, or underwriting workbenches


• Proven experience in business analysis, requirement gathering, and functional specification development


• Experience supporting underwriting transformation or digitalization initiatives


• Good understanding of underwriting data, process controls, accounting, and claims dependencies

Technical & Functional Skills

• Experience with underwriting workflow tools, digital platforms, process automation, system integration, and UAT/testing


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities


• Ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional teams

Education

• Master’s degree in Business, Insurance, Mathematics, Finance, or related field preferred


• Insurance or actuarial qualifications are an advantage

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week