Property Treaty Underwriter Asia Pacific

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Our organisation

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning of 200 years, offering Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities. As an international insurance company, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 18.5 billion in 2024.

Ageas aims to be a Great place to Grow for all its people, while always staying true to its four values: care, share, deliver and dare. Ageas strives to create a truly inclusive company – attracting the most talented people and offering a working environment where everyone feels they belong, collaborates to achieve our common ambitions and is recognized for their contribution. Ageas encourages its people to think and act differently, to speak up, to be themselves and to contribute their individual skills.

For Ageas, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative, providing us with the foundation to achieve sustainable business results across different markets.

Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2025.

Ageas Re  

Ageas Re is organized as a Business Unit within ageas SA/NV, the Group holding, on whose balance sheet it underwrites third-party and intra-group reinsurance under the trade name Ageas Re. Today, Ageas Re serves clients globally, specializing in property and casualty treaty reinsurance.  

Your function

Your main responsibilities are to: 

• Contribute to building the APAC portfolio in line with our strategic priorities, choosing and implementing the relevant tools and procedures;
• Support developing the APAC property and underwriting department and ensure it operates efficiently & effectively including portfolio management & monitoring (underwriting, collaboration to pricing & modelling, data management, aggregation reporting, quality of risks, contract review);
• Follow Ageas Re’s underwriting policy, procedure and guidelines in compliance with Ageas Group’s expectations;
• Pro-actively participate in the definition & implementation of the APAC strategy in terms of cedant selection, underlying product scope and product mix as well as geographies;
• Over time, grow into the role and responsibilities of a Senior Treaty Underwriter and take ownership in the portfolio development, underwriting quality, technical underwriting results and risk appetite alignment;
• Analyze, negotiate and underwrite APAC property reinsurance submissions in line with underwriting guidelines and strategy to make informed decisions together with the Lead Underwriter;
• Develop quality business relationships with clients and brokers, perform client visits and portfolio checks to maintain a thorough understanding of cedants’ underwriting approach, technical expertise and get proper evaluation of (pending) claims;
• Excel in collaboration and active communication with our Asian Representative office and also with other departments within Ageas Re;
• Represent Ageas Re at relevant conferences.

Your profile

Requirements:

• University degree or equivalent education within the reinsurance industry
• Around five years’ experience as a (re)insurance treaty underwriter
• Client service experience
• Solid understanding of underwriting and pricing tools
• Passionate about property Underwriting & interest in the Asian culture
• High level of business acumen, including the ability to find creative solutions and deliver on client expectations and requirements
• International underwriting experience in reinsurance
• Strong self-motivation to motivate and inspire others to achieve ambitious goals
• Fluent in English, any other APAC language is a plus

Personality & mindset:

• Inspiring team player
• Analytical skills
• Innovation capability - ability to think creatively and drive new ideas and solutions
• Confident, engaging manner and strong negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Capacity to deal positively with ambiguity and conflict
• Good business planning skills

 

Our offer

• A dynamic, multicultural working environment;
• An interesting and extensive salary package;
• A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;
• A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments;
• An extensive range of learning & development opportunities through our online learning platform.

Interested?

Please apply online.