Underwriting Graduate Programme In Dubai

Underwriting Graduate Programme In Dubai 

Company                                            Chaucer

Job Profile Name                               Underwriting Graduate Programme 

Location                                             Dubai 

Length of Programme                      24 months 

Salary                                                  Competitive

Start Date                                          September 2026

Business Introduction

Underwriting is what Chaucer do, as a leading speciality insurance and reinsurance group they find a way to protect business activities across the globe. (Re)insurance underwriters analyse and appraise the global risks involved in insuring people and their assets choosing what risks Chaucer will insure and for how much. To get equipped for this, underwriters are trained in specialist risk assessment and pricing skills.

Why Chaucer?  

Chaucer empower their people to excel. Chaucer’s people are a team of leaders. Experts in their fields, top performers who collaborate, without hierarchy. Together Chaucer has created an exciting and successful business and know that it’s their people who define and drive this success. That’s why the growth, development and wellbeing of their employees is so important to them. Chaucer work hard to make sure their careers are challenging, inspiring and rewarding and that the environment is ambitious and supportive. 

Benefits

• 26 days holiday plus option to buy or sell to meet your needs. 
• 2-year fixed term contract with the opportunity to apply for permanent roles at the end.
• Private medical insurance.
• The opportunity to gain your CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) Qualification.

The Role

The 24-month rotational programme gives you the opportunity to work across a breadth of the Insurance underwriting divisions, spending time in Reinsurance, Political, Cyber and Property.  

Working alongside underwriters in the business and maintaining an up to date and efficient filing system. 

A structured career plan to support your professional growth and soft skills development.  

An in-house experienced mentoring and collaborative approach, to help show you the ropes and support you on your journey.

Managing administrative processes and aspects with the pre-underwriting activities.

Getting rating models up to speed and making ad-hoc reports for underwriters.

Attending client meetings and making notes.

Lots of opportunities to get involved in groups outside of your day-to-day work to grow your professional network, learn from others and give back to the community through initiatives. 

Why should you apply?

• Comfortable working with numbers?
• Have experience in Excel and Microsoft Office?
• Enjoy working through complex analytical information and problems and getting stuck into a challenge? 
• Are you able to communicate the complicated in a simple way? 
• Do you enjoy working collaboratively and building strong relationships? 

If this sounds like you, and you want to continuously learn and go the extra mile this is the programme for you. 

What You Need

• A GPA of 3.0 +.
• Happy to relocate to be based in Dubai.