Transaction Liability Assistant Underwriter
US - New YorkHybrid
AI Summary
Provides operational, analytical, and transactional support to the Transaction Liability underwriting team, assisting with the end-to-end underwriting process for M&A-related risks such as Representations & Warranties insurance.
About this role
As an Assistant Underwriter, you’ll provide operational, analytical, and transactional support to our Transaction Liability underwriting team, supporting the end-to-end underwriting process from submission through to policy binding.
Key Responsibilities
CFC’s Transaction Liability team underwrites a broad range of risks connected to mergers and acquisitions, including Representations & Warranties (R&W / W&I) insurance, as well as contingent liability and tax insurance, with a focus on North America.
Day to day, your role will be:
- Supporting underwriters by providing underwriting assistance including file and document management and assisting to manage workflow/reporting requirements on CFC’s internal underwriting system
- Working with the existing support functions in CFC to ensure the timely progression of transactions from initial submission to policy binding (including the administrative aspects of this process)
- Reviewing and amending transaction documents including non-disclosure and hold harmless letters as required, as well as preparation of quotation documents
- Liaising with external legal counsel as required
- Developing relationships with M&A insurance brokers, lawyers, private equity firms, deal principals and internal CFC colleagues as required
- Analysing CFC’s M&A insurance portfolio, updating internal data sets and providing insights and management information
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
You’ll be organised, detail-oriented, and keen to learn, with a foundation in transactional risk, insurance, or M&A-related work. You enjoy working collaboratively and are comfortable juggling multiple priorities.
We’re ideally looking for:
- Experience in insurance, underwriting support, legal services, finance, or a related professional services environment
- Strong attention to detail and good document-handling skills
- Confidence working with data, systems, and Excel-based reporting
- Clear communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships
- A proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of tasks
Skills
Contingent Liability InsuranceData AnalysisDocument ManagementExcelInternal ReportingM&A InsuranceQuotation PreparationRepresentations & WarrantiesTax InsuranceUnderwritingWorkflow Management
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