Lead Underwriter - PCR Portfolio Solutions - Scor Business Solutions (SBS)
NACBA, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
In this role you will:
Shape and drive SCOR's global PCR strategy , steering business planning, target setting, and portfolio optimisation across all regions.
Provide high‑level underwriting leadership , ensuring rigorous discipline, consistency, and challenge across international teams.
Serve as a senior ambassador for SCOR , engaging confidently with top‑tier market stakeholders, regulators, industry bodies, and major clients/brokers.
Act as the go‑to escalation point
for complex underwriting referrals and sophisticated international program structures.
Lead the evolution of global underwriting initiatives , strengthening programmatic and delegated underwriting frameworks.
Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
Provide day‑to‑day functional leadership to underwriters in London and internationally, ensuring consistency of underwriting standards across regions.
Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level underwriters; contribute to training plans, capability uplift, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Influence global underwriting culture by promoting strong technical standards, discipline, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Support recruitment and development of underwriting staff when required.
Underwriting Leadership
Lead the underwriting of complex, high‑value risks, including bespoke structures, multi‑market programs, and special acceptances.
Approve (or recommend for approval) large and complex cases as delegated by the GLH.
Ensure all underwriting decisions comply with SCOR's policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
Negotiate terms, pricing, and complex policy wordings; act as SCOR's senior representative in key negotiations.
Support development and implementation of underwriting frameworks and risk appetite statements.
Portfolio Oversight & Strategic Governance
Oversee portfolio risk metrics globally, identifying concentration, accumulation, emerging trends, and areas requiring strategic intervention.
Shape portfolio strategy, working with the GLH and portfolio analysts to optimise risk‑adjusted returns.
Contribute to development of international business plans and market growth strategies (Europe, US, APAC).
Lead portfolio reviews, thematic deep dives, and strategy papers for senior management.
Ensure consistent implementation of underwriting policies across regions.
Market, Client & Broker Engagement
Maintain and grow relationships with senior brokers, reinsurers, and multinational clients.
Represent SCOR at international industry events, acting as a senior spokesperson for the PCR line.
Identify new markets, product opportunities, and partnership models in support of global expansion strategies.
Support origination and pipeline development for key strategic accounts.
Reporting & Global Coordination
Prepare high‑level reports, insights, and portfolio analyses for the GLH, Executive Management, and group functions.
Coordinate with regional hubs (Paris, US, Singapore) to share insights and promote alignment.
Work with the Head of Credit Risk Analysis to develop improved reporting tools and decision‑making dashboards.
Ensure SCOR meets international licensing requirements and internal audit expectations.
Stakeholder Engagement
Work with PCR head of credit risk analysis to design reporting procedures.
Maintain and develop relationships with clients and brokers; travel as and when required to do so.
Attend market, broker and client hosted events.
Provide guidance and oversight to junior underwriters and the portfolio analyst.
Initially, this role does not have reporting responsibilities, but these may emerge over time.
Qualifications Experience Essential
Extensive experience in credit underwriting, portfolio management, or related roles.
Demonstrable expertise in portfolio management, complex risk structuring, and international business.
Deep understanding of credit risk, financial analysis, and counterparty assessment.
Experience with complex credit structures, syndicated lending, or derivatives (as applicable).
Proven underwriting skills including wording negotiation.
Experience providing leadership/mentoring to underwriting teams.
Strong market presence with established broker and client relationships.
Experience of writing international business.
Proven ability to shape underwriting strategy and drive portfolio profitability.
Desired
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (Europe, US, APAC).
Previous involvement in regulatory discussions or industry committees.
Experience presenting to reinsurers and senior external stakeholders.
Competencies
Senior underwriting authority with advanced technical capability.
Strong leadership, influencing, and cross‑cultural collaboration skills.
Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
Essential
Educated to A Level, or equivalent qualifications.
Relevant university degree, or equivalence.
Desirable
ACII Qualified.
Actuarial background or CFA Qualified.
Why Join SCOR Business Solutions SBS offers the opportunity to take a key leadership role within a global specialty underwriting business, working with a highly respected team, diverse international stakeholders, and a portfolio with significant strategic importance. This is an influential position with the ability to shape portfolio direction, underwriting standards, and global strategy.
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Shape and drive SCOR's global PCR strategy , steering business planning, target setting, and portfolio optimisation across all regions.
Provide high‑level underwriting leadership , ensuring rigorous discipline, consistency, and challenge across international teams.
Serve as a senior ambassador for SCOR , engaging confidently with top‑tier market stakeholders, regulators, industry bodies, and major clients/brokers.
Act as the go‑to escalation point
for complex underwriting referrals and sophisticated international program structures.
Lead the evolution of global underwriting initiatives , strengthening programmatic and delegated underwriting frameworks.
Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
Provide day‑to‑day functional leadership to underwriters in London and internationally, ensuring consistency of underwriting standards across regions.
Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level underwriters; contribute to training plans, capability uplift, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Influence global underwriting culture by promoting strong technical standards, discipline, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Support recruitment and development of underwriting staff when required.
Underwriting Leadership
Lead the underwriting of complex, high‑value risks, including bespoke structures, multi‑market programs, and special acceptances.
Approve (or recommend for approval) large and complex cases as delegated by the GLH.
Ensure all underwriting decisions comply with SCOR's policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
Negotiate terms, pricing, and complex policy wordings; act as SCOR's senior representative in key negotiations.
Support development and implementation of underwriting frameworks and risk appetite statements.
Portfolio Oversight & Strategic Governance
Oversee portfolio risk metrics globally, identifying concentration, accumulation, emerging trends, and areas requiring strategic intervention.
Shape portfolio strategy, working with the GLH and portfolio analysts to optimise risk‑adjusted returns.
Contribute to development of international business plans and market growth strategies (Europe, US, APAC).
Lead portfolio reviews, thematic deep dives, and strategy papers for senior management.
Ensure consistent implementation of underwriting policies across regions.
Market, Client & Broker Engagement
Maintain and grow relationships with senior brokers, reinsurers, and multinational clients.
Represent SCOR at international industry events, acting as a senior spokesperson for the PCR line.
Identify new markets, product opportunities, and partnership models in support of global expansion strategies.
Support origination and pipeline development for key strategic accounts.
Reporting & Global Coordination
Prepare high‑level reports, insights, and portfolio analyses for the GLH, Executive Management, and group functions.
Coordinate with regional hubs (Paris, US, Singapore) to share insights and promote alignment.
Work with the Head of Credit Risk Analysis to develop improved reporting tools and decision‑making dashboards.
Ensure SCOR meets international licensing requirements and internal audit expectations.
Stakeholder Engagement
Work with PCR head of credit risk analysis to design reporting procedures.
Maintain and develop relationships with clients and brokers; travel as and when required to do so.
Attend market, broker and client hosted events.
Provide guidance and oversight to junior underwriters and the portfolio analyst.
Initially, this role does not have reporting responsibilities, but these may emerge over time.
Qualifications Experience Essential
Extensive experience in credit underwriting, portfolio management, or related roles.
Demonstrable expertise in portfolio management, complex risk structuring, and international business.
Deep understanding of credit risk, financial analysis, and counterparty assessment.
Experience with complex credit structures, syndicated lending, or derivatives (as applicable).
Proven underwriting skills including wording negotiation.
Experience providing leadership/mentoring to underwriting teams.
Strong market presence with established broker and client relationships.
Experience of writing international business.
Proven ability to shape underwriting strategy and drive portfolio profitability.
Desired
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (Europe, US, APAC).
Previous involvement in regulatory discussions or industry committees.
Experience presenting to reinsurers and senior external stakeholders.
Competencies
Senior underwriting authority with advanced technical capability.
Strong leadership, influencing, and cross‑cultural collaboration skills.
Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
Essential
Educated to A Level, or equivalent qualifications.
Relevant university degree, or equivalence.
Desirable
ACII Qualified.
Actuarial background or CFA Qualified.
Why Join SCOR Business Solutions SBS offers the opportunity to take a key leadership role within a global specialty underwriting business, working with a highly respected team, diverse international stakeholders, and a portfolio with significant strategic importance. This is an influential position with the ability to shape portfolio direction, underwriting standards, and global strategy.
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