CUO, Surety Leader

2 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Munich Re Specialty Group Full time

Job Summary

The Munich Re Specialty Group is seeking a highly skilled CUO, Surety to lead the strategic expansion and build-out of the company's Surety business and team. As a key member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for developing and executing the strategy to achieve profit, quality, growth, diversification, and operational objectives by leveraging effective external relationships with brokers and clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage all technical Surety underwriting activities in Europe, ensuring the quality of underwriting, and that all underwriting and pricing guidelines, protocols, and controls are consistently applied throughout the region.
  • Establish, implement, and monitor Surety underwriting strategy, policy, guidelines, and controls for Europe, consistent with MRSGM objectives and directives.
  • Direct and manage overall technical Surety underwriting activities in Europe while assuring that a high level of technical proficiency is achieved in all areas.
  • Develop new products at the highest level of quality and customer service, including conducting market and competitor research where needed, as well as driving marketing/implementation.
  • Implement Surety UW guidelines that support strategic objectives and achieve desired financial goals set by management.
  • Appoint MGAs and brokers – setting goals and objectives for each agent/broker, including MGA visits as appropriate for securing achievement of objectives.
  • Recruit, train, motivate, and lead staff to achieve business objectives and to build/manage the Surety book of business (e.g., underwriting and product leadership, etc.).
  • In close collaboration with the Europe CEO and Country Managing Directors, build and manage the Surety portfolio across products to achieve the desired business mix and performance goals, including aggregation tracking as established by the Group CUO and wider Munich Re criteria.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability in an executive leadership position, ideally as CUO Surety or Surety Head.
  • In-depth knowledge of exposure and experience rating processes.
  • Excellent people leadership skills, including stakeholder management.
  • Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation), interpersonal, and networking skills with all levels of organizations.
  • Strategic and forward-thinking with a proven track-record of general business management, including planning and forecasting.
  • Cross-cultural savvy, ideally having lived and/or worked in several European countries.
  • Language skills, ideally speaks +2 main European languages in addition to English.

Qualifications

  • University degree and/or relevant professional qualification.
  • Relevant insurance qualification.

About Us

At Munich Re Specialty Group, you'll find the flexibility, development, and support you need to excel your career combined with a competitive salary and a benefits package that promotes wellbeing and work-life balance, on top of the standard features that include a non-contributory pension, private medical care, life assurance, and more.

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