Underwriting Trainee - The Swedish Club
Join a world-class team of professionals in marine insurance. Work with experts, embrace our core values, and contribute to a member-driven organization. Grow your career with us!
Are you a recent maritime field graduate or have other relevant maritime background, eager to embark on a career in marine insurance? Join us as a Trainee in our dynamic organization! We are currently seeking an Underwriter Trainee for Team Sweden (located in Gothenburg).
At The Swedish Club, our operations are organized into six teams, each responsible for delivering top-tier services to members (clients) within a specific geographical region. Our teams manage a wide range of insurance-related activities, providing clients with support across insurance classes.
Job Description
As a Trainee, you will work alongside experienced underwriters, gaining hands-on experience and insights into essential areas of marine insurance, including:
- Risk assessment and underwriting processes
- Reviewing and analysing technical reports
- Evaluating liability exposure
- P&I Rules
- FD&D Rules
- Hull & Machinery insurance terms and conditions
- Handling correspondence with members and external parties
- Preparing documentation and decision support within underwriting
- Participate in underwriting activities
Qualifications
This trainee position is ideal for recent graduates with a maritime education. Familiarity with marine insurance or nautical knowledge is an advantage. Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is essential.
We are seeking a service-minded, analytical, curious individual with a positive attitude, high motivation, and a proactive approach to work.
Location and Traineeship Period
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Traineeship duration: 18 months
- Planned start: January 2026
- The full traineeship will be carried out at the Gothenburg office
Why Join Us
At The Swedish Club, you will find a professional, inclusive, and value-driven environment where teamwork and personal initiative go hand in hand. We have a long and well-established history of welcoming trainees, and we are highly experienced in creating structured, supportive, and engaging internships. Our focus is on providing a stable, carefully designed, and well-supported experience, ensuring it becomes a meaningful one for both you and the organisation.
This is an opportunity to grow in a role that supports our Members across Europe while developing your skills within underwriting. You will work in an international setting, with occasional travel to meet Members, brokers, and partners.
- Department
- Head office Gothenburg
- Locations
- Gothenburg
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Gothenburg
How do we work?
Professionalism and passion drive our employees.
The Club's all-in-one offering includes: Protection & Indemnity (P&I), Freight, Demurrage and Defence (FD&D), Energy & Offshore, Kidnap & Ransom, Hull & Machinery (H&M), War Risks and additional insurance that is required.
Our employees are:
- Proactive - we respond in a forward-thinking manner, focusing on cost efficient solutions.
- Reliable - through honest and fair treatment we gain confidence and secure continuity.
- Highly committed - our service is based on respect and professionalism, and we build and develop relationships of mutual benefit for the long term.
About The Swedish Club
The Swedish Club, founded by shipowners, is today a leading mutual insurance company owned and controlled by its members. The Club writes Protection & Indemnity (P&I), Freight, Demurrage & Defence (FD&D), Hull & Machinery (H&M), Hull Interests, Loss of Hire, War Risks and any additional insurance required by shipowners or charterers. It also writes Loss of Hire for Mobile Offshore Units and FPSOs.
The head office is in Gothenburg, Sweden, and branch offices are in Oslo, London, Athens, Oslo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.