Underwriter / Senior Underwriter
- Application Deadline: Feb. 22, 2026
- Singapore
Would you like to work as an underwriter in a global, market-leading marine and energy insurer with a growing presence in Asia?
We are looking for a Senior Underwriter / Underwriter to join our team in Singapore.
As an underwriter in Gard Singapore, you handle P&I and Hull underwriting for South East Asian markets and clients. You will market and sell our full product range, evaluate new risks and negotiate renewals. You will travel across Sout East Asia to connect with our clients, prospects and global team as well as to our head office in Norway.
Key responsibilities:
- Enter and renew contracts of insurance on behalf of the Gard Singapore Branches.
- Identify, review and assess risks faced by our clients to offer appropriate risk management solutions.
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients and brokers and be an integral part of Gard’s business development.
- Be a Gard ambassador ensuring our partners get access to relevant underwriting, claims, loss prevention and risk management information and service.
- Monitor and analyse the performance of the portfolio.
- Share knowledge, information and experience across Gard’s global organisation.
- Assist with development of new underwirting products to meet the needs of our clients.
About you:
- You have a minimum of 5-10 years’ relevant experience from the shipping, marine insurance underwriting or broking industry.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Solution and result-oriented mindset.
- Highly motivated to learn as well as share knowledge.
- A structured, service-minded and curious approach to work.
- Enjoy working as a part of a team and across departments.
- A good command of written and spoken English is required
Relocation and visa support may be provided for qualified international candidates.
We perform background checks on all relevant candidates through our partner EY.
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Friendly atmosphere
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Career opportunities within a global market lead
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An environment that encourages ideas
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Colleagues who believe in knowledge sharing
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A work environment with deep competencies
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High employee engagement - A great place to work
About the company
For more than 100 years Gard, one of the world’s leading marine insurers, has been helping the marine industries to protect their assets and safeguard their income. Having expanded from our origins in southern Norway to a network of 13 offices across the globe, we have witnessed the impact the sea can have and have learnt a thing or two.
Despite our breadth and depth of experience and expertise, we try to learn something new every day to prepare our Members and clients for their next journey, and to find and deliver the right solutions. So, whenever the unexpected arises it is good to know that someone is ready, willing and able to assist; someone with expertise that has been refined for over a century.
It is not just what we do, but how we do it that delivers the best value in the market – matching our expertise with an unrivalled commitment to what we do. We will turn every stone to find a solution and see it carried through.
Such ability and dedication is rare, so we take great care in choosing, training and supporting our employees. The way we see it, our people are the difference between good and great.
1907Assuranceforeningen Gard established on 9 October
1939Insures 40 per cent of the Norwegian tanker fleet
1958Starts to insure vessels outside Norway
1973Moves into the offshore energy sector
1983Sets up an office in London
2000Insures more than 5,000 vessels
2004Sole ownership of Gard Marine & Energy
20072007Celebrates its centenary with nine offices and 300 employees
2015Insured tonnage is in excess of 260 million gross tonnes
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