Bonds Underwriter

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To underwrite business in accordance with the business plan and within delegated underwriting authority

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 27 countries?

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ more than 11,600 people around the world.

QBE Europe SA/NV is headquartered in Brussel and while we are international in our outlook, we are also proudly local in our operations with our France’s offices in Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille.

QBE has an extensive experience in Bonds underwriting and has supported domestic and international clients for decades. To support this development, we are looking for a

Bonds Underwriter (M/F)

The opportunity

This will provide you with a chance to be part of a successful organisation with strong growth ambitions.

If you are looking to progress your career within insurance and want an opportunity to make a difference on the existing insurance market, then read on.

As a Bond Underwriter you are part of a highly motivated team of professionals, together we develop tailor-made solutions for our clients. In doing so, you will make a significant contribution to achieving our corporate goals and give our clients the confidence of being covered by a specialist partner.

The position will be based in Paris and you will report to the Bonds Portfolio Manager.

Your new role
- Active support of the successful implementation of our goals in new and existing business, considering our underwriting standards, work instructions and processes
- Coordination and support of international insurance solutions
- Systemic recording and evaluation of risks with the given accuracy and participation in pricing as well as preparation of offers
- Portfolio maintenance and analysis using existing IT systems
- Financial monitoring and renewal of commitments on a large portfolio of clients
- Economic and financial analysis of customers or prospects
- Preparation of the risk report and presentation in English of the largest commitments to credit committee
- Support of internal planning processes, e.g., through project work
- Preparation of risk peer reviews to promote and develop line of business knowledge
- Establishing and maintaining close relationships with our business partners and colleagues within QBE
- Contributing to market and competition monitoring as well as to the development of sales strategies and marketing activities

About you
- Master’s Degree in finance (University/Business Schools)
- You have an independent and team-oriented approach to work and are willing to take on responsibility
- You are familiar with MS Office, especially Excel
- Your English skills are good, and you speak ideally another European language in addition to French
- You have strong analytical skills, including the ability to think outside the box
- Ideally, you have very good interpersonal skills and the ability to build consensus and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- High level of reliability and quick thinking

About QBE

We work hard to build a culture that best supports our people, and not only represents our business, but the world around us.

QBE European Operations is part of QBE Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading international insurers and reinsurers and Standard & Poor’s A+ rated. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, QBE’s gross written premium for the year ended 31 December 2021 was US$18.5 billion.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our

careers website


Our goal is to provide an attractive and interesting workplace, as we want to attract and retain the best employees.

How to Apply:
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.