Tokyo iSearch Recruiting and Executive Search

About the Company

  • Work for a major global non‑life insurance company as an Assistant Underwriter (Liability).
  • You will learn and grow your Underwriting Career while working with a great group of colleagues.

About the Role

This role is ideal for someone early in their insurance career
who wants to grow
into a full corporate liability underwriter within an international environment.

Responsibilities

  • Underwriting Support
  • Review new and renewal liability risks
  • Prepare pricing calculations, policy documents, and endorsements
  • Operate within the underwriting guidelines and delegated authorities
  • Identify referral triggers, risk accumulations, and portfolio trends

  • Client & Broker Interaction

  • Support meetings with clients, brokers, and agents
  • Help maintain strong market relationships
  • Gather and communicate market information to senior underwriters
  • Participate in industry events and seminars as needed

  • Administration

  • Prepare underwriting operations documents (contracts, premium entries, policy issuance)
  • Follow up on outstanding quotations, renewals, and policy wording
  • Maintain renewal and quotation registers
  • Support internal audits and peer reviews

  • Reinsurance Support

  • Assist in facultative reinsurance placements with approved reinsurers
  • Maintain communication with reinsurance partners

Qualifications

  • Native Level Japanese Ability
  • Business-level English (written and spoken)
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in insurance (underwriting, broking, or related field)
  • Basic understanding of liability insurance, underwriting concepts, and commercial risks
  • Strong analytical and documentation skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an international team
  • Interest in developing deep technical underwriting expertise

Required Skills

  • Native Level Japanese Ability
  • Business-level English (written and spoken)
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in insurance (underwriting, broking, or related field)
  • Basic understanding of liability insurance, underwriting concepts, and commercial risks
  • Strong analytical and documentation skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an international team
  • Interest in developing deep technical underwriting expertise

Preferred Skills (nice to have - but not required)

  • Professional qualifications such as CII, CPCU, or ARe
  • Experience with multinational programs or reinsurers

Pay range and compensation package

JPY7-8 million per year + bonus

Full-time / Permanent (
Hybrid
) - excellent Work/Life Balance



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