Underwriting International Graduate - Madrid, España - Hiscox

Hiscox
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Build a brilliant future with Hiscox

The Underwriting function at a glance:
Underwriting is about risk analysis and selection, trading, creativity and innovation.

At Hiscox, underwriters use judgement, skill and experience to assess, accept or decline risks in line with our underwriting philosophy.

They offer flexible and attractive underwriting solutions to customers, partners and brokers, and undertake account and performance analysis for lines of business and brokers or partners to ensure profitability.


As an Underwriting Graduate you can expect to:

  • Develop a full understanding of underwriting basics and principles, gaining underwriting authority in at least one of our key business lines.
  • Use your analytical and critical thinking skills, learning how to assess risks and make underwriting decisions.
  • Learn how to trade with our brokers and partners in both good and poor market conditions, as trading, sales and dealing with clients are key parts of the role.
  • Make a tangible difference from the start as you interact with a range of experienced colleagues and senior managers
  • Receive on-the-job training as well as a structured learning programme ranging from technical knowledge to interpersonal skills
  • Be part of an international graduate cohort, gaining a global network of peers across the business.
  • Receive support and guidance from our Early Careers Team, your Graduate Buddy, Senior Sponsor who sits on the European Management Team, and benefit from regular access to the CEO of Hiscox Europe.

Your Secondments Explained:


In addition to your core role, you'll take on two secondments in different European locations - each secondment is three months long and we anticipate that one will be in our Lisbon office.

Secondments enable you to develop a broader set of skills by experiencing a different role, as well as developing your understanding of our wider business by experiencing work in a different European location.


In addition to these secondments, you'll also spend a few days in our Luxembourg office learning about the regulatory environment we operate in, and you may also have an opportunity to be involved in a European-wide project, such as developing a new product offering.

Is this opportunity for you?- Are you someone who is curious with an eagerness to learn and try new things?- Are you proactive with the ability to make informed, commercial decisions in a fast-paced, changing environment?- Do our core values (Courage, Ownership, Human, Connected, Integrity) resonate with you?- Can you demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as the ability to build strong interpersonal relationships?- Do you have the courage to ask questions, challenge the way things are done and put your own ideas forward?- Are you happy to be mobile for the duration of the scheme (ending 31st December 2026) and understand that being flexible on location after the scheme will help to accelerate your career and enable you to fulfill your potential?

We want to invest in your long-term future at Hiscox, from the start.

You will join on a permanent contract and at the end of the programme (December 2026), you will move into a role within the Underwriting function or one of our business units to continue your Underwriting career with us.

- University degree (predicted or obtained), ideally in Business, Administration, Insurance or Law disciplines (although we are open to different degree backgrounds;- Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken)- Permission to work in the Spain

Why Hiscox?

Hiscox is a leading, internationally recognised brand in the insurance industry.

Listed on the London Stock Exchange and headquartered in Bermuda, we currently have over 3,000 staff across 14 countries and 35 offices.


Hiscox Europe is a key part of the Hiscox group and consists of Hiscox Germany, Benelux and Iberia, Hiscox France and Hiscox Ireland.

Hiscox Europe provides personal lines cover, including high-value household, fine art and classic cars; as well as commercial insurance for small and medium sized businesses.

In Iberia, Hiscox SA relies on the expertise of approximately 70 employees spread between Madrid and Lisbon.

Hiscox's specialist insurance products are offered through three distribution channels (Brokerage, Direct and Partnerships).

This organisation reflects Hiscox's desire to place customer needs at the center of its development by offering a multi-channel approach.

Our customers are individuals, small to large multinational companies, as well as professionals and communities.

Thanks to our precise knowledge of the German speaking market, we are able to offer tailor made products covering high value household goods, cyber, special risks, professional indemnity, and Directors and Officers liability insurance.


United by our unique Hiscox culture and shaped by values such as integrity, ownership and courage, we're all human here.

We want everyone who works here to be comfortable bei
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