Business Operations - Apprenticeship
Business Operations - Apprenticeship
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ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING
Descartes was born out of the conviction that the everincreasing complexity of risks faced by corporations governments and vulnerable communities calls for a renewed approach in insurance. Our team brings together industry veterans from the most renowned institutions (AXA SCOR Swiss Re Marsh Aon ... and scientists on top of their field to bring underwriting excellence. After 5 years of existence Descartes has secured a leading position in parametric insurance for weather and climaterelated risks utilizing machine learning realtime monitoring from satellite imagery & IoT. After a successful Series B raise of $120M USD we launched Descartes Insurance a full stack insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French regulator ACPR. With a growing corporate client base 400 and counting) our diverse team is headquartered in Paris and operates out of our 18 global offices in North America Europe Australia Singapore Hong Kong and Japan. Descartes is trusted by a panel of Arated (re)insurers to carry out its activities.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
Descartes Underwriting is seeking a Business Operations Apprentice to join our Operations Team. You will report to the Senior Operations Executive and you will be a key contributor of the deployment projects. You will be in close and effective cooperation with all business units and play a vital role in the following activities:
- Participation in the operational deployment of a portfolio throughout the global value chain for both MGA and Insurance Company:
Policy issuance and entry into the systems;
Premium invoices collection and credit management;
Premiums collection monitoring;
Management and monitoring the claims payments.
- Support on the production of insurance and reinsurance reports and KPIs for the various partners of Descartes :
Participation in the quarterly Reinsurance bordereaux (Technical and accounting) in cooperation with our Reinsurance & Ops Analyst;
- Operational interactions with various partners of Descartes worldwide (brokers insurers clients);
- Improvement of operational processes you will take an active role to build a strong business operations team by elaborating new processes and KPIs suited to a growing number of customers risk carriers and geographies in connection with the development of future activities;
- Ensure the data quality thought different internal controls.
Your missions will evolve in the future as Descartes is growing fast and many exciting projects are waiting for you. Its a unique opportunity to take a closer look inside a fastgrowing scale up with huge ambitions!
ABOUT YOU
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- You are in higher education working towards a Bac 2/3 with a specialization in Insurance;
- Previous experience in the insurance industry is a plus.
SKILLS
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills;
- Fluency in English (written and verbal communication) required;
- Good knowledge of Excel;
- Extremely rigorous and methodological;
- High degree of autonomy drive and energy with good analytical skills.
MINDSET
- Eager to learn more about the insurance industry;
- Results oriented high energy with the ability to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment;
- Excellent team player with an entrepreneurial mindset and value of diversity;
- Strong desire to learn and commitment to the organizations mission.
WHY JOIN DESCARTES UNDERWRITING
- Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world allowing you to progress towards technical excellence;
- Work in a collaborative & professional environment;
- Be part of an international team passionate about diversity;
- Join a company with a true purpose help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
- Attractive remuneration according to the profile meal voucher 60 transport reimbursement.
At Descartes Underwriting we cherish value of diversity whatever it may be. We are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination and for equal opportunities. We foster an inclusive work environment that respects all differences.
With equal skills all our positions are open to people with disabilities.
Employment Type
Full Time
