At RSAL our purpose is to help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

We have offices in Luxembourg, France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, where we’ve embraced hybrid working and empower our 250 plus people to work flexibly in their country of employment to suit their needs and those of our customers. Our customers benefit from the diverse perspectives of our teams that serve them, solving complex problems with creative ideas.

As proud member of the Intact family, we’re part of something bigger with a presence in North America, the UK, and Europe. We aim to build a speciality solutions leader by capitalising on a vast market opportunity, while maintaining a sub-90 operating combined ratio.

We want you to succeed with us and grow with us – and we’ll give you the tools, flexibility and learning opportunities you need to do it. 

Our Core Belief

People are at the heart of our organisation – and of our success. How we do things is just as important as what we achieve. We are a purpose-driven company based on values and a belief that insurance is about people, not things.

Culture and Community

Our Values guide our decision-making, keep us grounded, help us outperform and are key to our success. Our values are – Integrity, Respect, Customer-driven, Excellence, and Generosity. We provide an open and honest workplace – where everybody contributes, and every view is listened-to and respected.

Social Impact

Our customers are our advocates. Insurance is about people, and helping people be resilient in bad times is the reason we’re here. It’s also why being Customer-driven is one of our Values.

Our people are engaged. Our people are central to our success. That’s why we invest in the well-being and development of our employees and create an environment where they can be resilient and thrive.

Being a most respected company is about financial outperformance and helping society. Building resilient communities speaks to our purpose and builds on over a decade of investment and leadership.

So, if you are looking to take the next step in your career, work with the best in the business, and open a door of opportunity, contact us today!

 

We are currently looking for an Underwriting Assistant to support our French Marine department in Paris. This job involves supporting Underwriters and Senior Underwriters to secure profitable renewals and generate new business in line with agreed area/segment strategies.

You will work with the Underwriting team on a portfolio of accounts and assist in all phases of underwriting within agreed processes and risk appetite.

Typically, accounts are within the Upper-Middle Market and Large Corporate segments and require use of technical skills to deploy and implement solutions for domestic and multinational insurance programs containing rich and complex data to process.

You will use your analytical, communication and relationship management skills to support Underwriters in servicing and expanding the portfolio. You will use your interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders.

You will interpret the underwriting information in order to be an effective handoff point from the Underwriting function into the Operations function with latter providing administrative support and booking financial data on Underwriting’s behalf.

You will use your organizational skills to keep reference and evidence of all activities as prescribed by internal control & governance rules.

 

 

Key responsibilities:

»Supporting the Underwriting team at every stage of the underwriting journey by gathering, organizing and interpreting information as necessary to secure and service the account

»Preparing and checking of policy documentation and providing a handover to the Operations function in a timely and accurate way to meet internal, customer and regulatory requirements.

»Establishing an effective working relationship with your fellow team members, Portfolio Management and other departments as necessary.

»Supporting technical audits and peer review processes as required to support and enable the maintenance of an effective control environment.

»Supporting the implementation of solutions for multinational insurance programs through use of our Global Network partners.

»Contributing to the implementation of marketing activities, business development initiatives, etc. to increase overall revenue, ‘share of wallet’ and business mix in line with agreed Account Plans

»Displaying a desire to understand RSAL at a European level and RSAL/Intact at a Group level.

»May be required to support wider initiatives or projects to drive change and improve efficiency.

 

Requirements and Skills

»A keen interest in the globalised world of Marine Transport.

»Your French and English is at a good level, both verbal and written.

»Although not essential, higher education in (marine) insurance is considered a plus.

»Ability to develop technical and trading capability over time and with coaching.

»Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, etc.) and similar IT programs.

»Attention to detail and ability to self-manage.

»Committed to continuous improvement and personal development.

»Understanding the multinational marine insurance market.

»Effective communication, time management and teamplayer skills.

»Can independently balance conflicting priorities.

»Customer service experience in financial services industry and experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships is a plus.