Casualty Underwriter

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.GENERAL SUMMARYWe are seeking a Casualty Underwriter to underwrite and grow a profitable Singapore Casualty book within delegated authority, applying strong pricing and portfolio discipline, delivering excellent service to brokers/clients, and maintaining audit-ready files and data quality. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAssess, quote, negotiate, and bind new/renewal business; structure terms, limits/attachments, and wordings per guidelinesUse pricing tools/models; perform rate adequacy and exposure/trend analysis; recommend rate/selection actionsManage pipeline/activity; maintain accurate records and underwriting system dataAdhere to referral thresholds and accumulation controls (incl. US exposure); prepare quality referral submissions when neededBuild broker relationships; support client meetings, presentations, and account plansEnsure contract certainty and meet governance and compliance requirements; maintain audit-ready filesCollaborate with Claims and Risk Engineering; embed loss lessons into selection and wordingsQUALIFICATIONSJob Specifications:Minimum 3–5 years’ Casualty underwriting experience in Singapore/regional marketsKnowledge of GL/Products; familiarity with Excess; exposure to construction liability and Employers Liability a plusCompetent with manuscript wordings; claims-made vs. occurrence and jurisdictional nuancesProficient with pricing tools, Excel; BI (Power BI/Tableau) is a plusStrong negotiation, communication, organization, and commercial judgmentEducation:Bachelor’s degree with ACII/FCII, CPCU, or ANZIIF CIP (obtained/ in progress) preferred.