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Head of Underwriting Governance
Overview:
The Head of Underwriting Governance will report into the Group Chief Underwriting Officer and lead the ongoing development, review and administration of enterprise underwriting policy, guidelines, and authorities. Leveraging AXIS’s underwriting, pricing and portfolio management subject matter experts, and with support from Business Technology Solutions (BTS), the Head of Underwriting Governance will continue the buildout of processes, systems and libraries that will enable underwriting to work more efficiently and effectively, optimizing underwriting outcomes and ease of doing business through efficient, yet rigorous, governance processes.
Responsibilities:
- Provide assurance that necessary underwriting disciplines and standards are adhered to; ensure appropriate underwriting guardrails and best practices are in place