# Energy Underwriting Support

**Company:** [Elseco Limited](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/fA8FgWQNgX2pLXAt6aAMuv.md)
**Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Energy department - elseco Dubai

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## Description

INTRODUCTION

elseco is a high technology specialty insurance underwriting agency and

Lloyd’s Coverholder.

elseco underwrites on behalf of circa. 60 insurance and reinsurance

companies including Lloyd’s syndicates. elseco is headquartered in the Dubai

International Financial Centre (DIFC) (Dubai, UAE) and is regulated by the

Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The company employs some 70

professionals with regulated offices in Dubai, London, Zurich, Paris and

Washington DC.

The company started 14 years ago with space insurance and has since

diversified into aviation and energy insurance as well.

elseco’s latest evolution is the development of its technology “Platform”,

namely “ATOM”. It sits at the very core of the company and is seen as business

critical to the company’s future success and growth plans.

JOB PURPOSE / MANDATE:

Reporting to the Head of Energy, the Energy Underwriting Support will handle a

wide range of underwriting administrative and procedural tasks, coordinate

within the company, work alongside Client Advocates and Dubai-based

Underwriters, and ensure all deadlines are met.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process accounting aspects associated with underwriting, such as premium

reconciliation and tracking, premium aging, and updating systems.

• Assist underwriters in processing all contract documentation accurately and

on time.

• Verify pool members’ subjectivities and conduct database checks to support

underwriters.

• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and currency of data in elseco’s

underwriting systems, both existing and new.

• Coordinate and oversee the training of Underwriting Support team members.

elseco

• Upon receiving policy documentation, book the policy in the Policy

Operating System.

• Perform compliance checks relevant to each specific policy.

• Ensure all policies are booked with utmost attention to detail in the Policy

Operating System or any designated system.

• Confirm that slips are signed as instructed by the underwriter, sent to the

producer/broker, and appropriately filed, including slips, wordings, closings,

email communications, and technical notes.

• Scan and send documents to brokers, producers, or cedents.

• Support Client Advocates and underwriters in managing and reporting

country and regional aggregates, including data entry into elseco’s

aggregation control systems and coordinating external partners while qualitycontrolling

their services.

• Upon receiving signed line confirmations from brokers, liaise with their

accounting teams regarding the final premium calculations.

• On receipt of closings, confirm that the booked premium matches the

premium indicated in the closings and that the confirmed line aligns with the

line detailed in the closings.

• Ensure all policies are booked within 24 hours of confirming the signed line.

• Process and send endorsements within 24 hours and update them in the

Policy Operating System.

• Maintain both hard and soft copies of all endorsements.

• Print and present new/renewal slips, endorsements, and relevant emails to

Client Advocates and/or Dubai-based underwriters.

• Resolve reconciliations with brokers and ensure no outstanding balances

persist beyond one month.

• Generate reports from the Policy Operating System or any new system as

required.

• Collaborate with the Finance team to address aged debt and uncorrelated

cash discrepancies.

• Undertake any additional tasks assigned by Client Advocates and/or Dubaibased

underwriters.

• Prepare reports and management information (MI) for Head Line of Business

weekly team meetings and monthly updates.

• Maintain a log of exceptions or errors related to data entry, documentation

completeness, and compliance.

## Requirements

Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in insurance accounts,

underwriting and claims support administration

• Qualification: Degree or diploma in a financial, mathematics or

accounting related subject or professional qualification in insurance, eg. CII

• Computer literacy: Microsoft office

• Highly numerate

• Access, SQL and VBA knowledge is a plus

• General attitude: problem solver, self-driven and motivated to get a job

done well. The role requires to be confident and to have the ability to

operate in a dynamic and multicultural environment

• Communication: perfect English is a must. Articulate. Ability to

communicate to all levels well

• Attention to detail, good judgement, and a hands-on approach are

required

• Manage and provide guidance to Energy Underwriting Support Team

colleagues, ensuring the team operate as a cohesive team and meeting

internal deadlines set by senior colleagues.

• Team player and willingness to get on and succeed.
