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Zurich Insurance

Global insurer providing property, casualty, life

Risk Engineer

InsuranceUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeMexico City, CDMX, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in civil, mechanical, industrial, industrial safety engineering, or a related field.
  • Three to five years of experience in risk engineering, loss prevention, industrial safety, or HSE, preferably with an insurer, reinsurer, broker, or industrial company.
  • Experience participating in inspections of industrial, commercial, warehouse, office, or logistics facilities; fire-prevention programs; emergency management; business continuity; physical security; protection-system improvement projects; housekeeping; and hazardous-materials handling.
  • Knowledge of risk identification, analysis, and assessment methodologies, including probability, impact, and criticality.
  • Knowledge of fire, explosion, property damage, theft, liability, business interruption, and natural risks.
  • Knowledge of active and passive fire protection principles, including detection, alarms, sprinklers, hydrants, compartmentalization, and fire resistance.
  • Knowledge of local safety, construction, and civil protection regulations.
  • Familiarity with international standards such as NFPA, FM Global, ISO 31000, and ISO 45001, as applicable.
  • Ability to use Excel and Office for reporting, interpret plans and process diagrams, and prepare technical reports.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and conduct technical inspections at current and prospective client facilities.
  • Collect detailed information about processes, materials, protection systems, maintenance, housekeeping, and emergency management.
  • Assess risk levels and estimate potential losses (PML, MPL) in the event of significant claims.
  • Prepare clear, structured inspection reports describing exposures, strengths, and weaknesses.
  • Formulate technical prevention, mitigation, and improvement recommendations, prioritized by impact and feasibility.
  • Propose action plans and support implementation follow-up when related to underwriting or renewal.
  • Provide underwriters with technical information and risk conclusions to support acceptance, conditions, and pricing decisions.
  • Suggest minimum safety requirements as conditions of coverage or to improve terms.
  • Participate in reviews of large accounts, multinational programs, or complex risks with underwriting and reinsurance teams.
  • Collaborate with Claims in root-cause analysis of significant losses.
  • Identify claims patterns and portfolio-level prevention opportunities.
  • Propose improvements to underwriting criteria and prevention programs based on claims experience.
  • Maintain trusted technical relationships with clients and explain findings and the benefits of implementing recommendations.
  • Support commercial and underwriting teams in client meetings and presentations of inspection results.
  • Work closely with Underwriting, Claims, Commercial, Operations, and reinsurers when applicable.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in an insurer, reinsurer, broker, or industrial company.
  • Experience using Power BI.

About the Company

Zurich Insurance

Global insurer providing property, casualty, life

Zurich Insurance Group provides global multi-line insurance for individuals, families, small and mid-sized businesses, public entities, and multinational corporations in more than 200 countries. Its Property & Casualty arm covers personal lines like car and home, plus a wide range of commercial coverages (property, casualty, motor fleet, marine, construction, energy, financial lines, international programs); its Life business offers protection, savings, retirement, and unit-linked products. The Farmers Group manages Farmers Exchanges in the United States. The company also provides risk engineering and prevention services to help customers reduce risk and build climate resilience, with products sold through agents, brokers, bank partners, and direct channels. Its goal is to provide financial protection and risk management solutions that help customers manage uncertainty and build resilience over the long term.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Founded
1872

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