About the role
We are looking for a Property Treaty Underwriter to join our CUO Property Treaty underwriting organization. The role is designed for a underwriting professional with analytic skills looking to build portfolio‐level expertise by contributing to the portfolio ambition, steering frameworks, underwriting standards, and governance outcomes across Property Americas. This is not a transaction role but a portfolio underwriting role.
Your work as a Property Treaty Underwriter
You will play a key role in steering and safeguarding the performance of the Property Americas Treaty portfolio across the reinsurance cycle. You will engage closely with senior property underwriters in the team and with Market Units, Actuarial, Cat Perils, Finance, CUO leadership, clients, and brokers to ensure disciplined portfolio management and consistent market positioning.
Key responsibilities include:
Working closely with senior team members to prepare and contribute to strategic portfolio reviews, renewal reporting, and forward‐looking analyses
Analyze large and complex datasets to identify portfolio trends, risk concentrations, performance drivers, and emerging issues.
Monitoring portfolio performance, including Actual vs Expected loss ratios, accumulation usage versus limits, and adherence to underwriting standards and terms and conditions




Supporting and tracking portfolio remediation and course‐correction actions, embedding lessons learned
Providing input and decision support on referrals, exemptions, and escalation topics within assigned authority
Supporting and enforcing underwriting governance frameworks, authorities, and Internal Risk Reviews
Represent the property treaty portfolio in market discussions, select client meetings, and industry forums
About the team
You will be part of the general CUO Property Treaty underwriting organization with a focus on the Americas, operating in a collaborative and international environment. The Property Americas CUO team has 5 employees spread across the region reporting into the Head of Property Americas. The portfolio spans across Canada, US, and Latin America with both country‐specific and global treaties and requires close interaction with Market Units, portfolio management functions, and cat perils.
About You:
You have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry – preferably property or actuarial background
Capability to handle large data sets - strong excel skills
Good verbal and written communication skills in English
Collaborative and able to work across multiple cultures
Natural curiosity and eagerness to learn

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