AddressLocation: Sydney
Type: Full-time Permanent
The opportunity
We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Underwriter to join our Financial Lines team in Sydney. As a Senior Underwriter you will use your underwriting skills and flair to work collaboratively as part of a progressive national team with scope for career development long term.
Your new role
- Underwrite new business and renewals of high complexity and/or volume within set underwriting guidelines, authority levels and service standards
- Provide exceptional service to our customers and manage key portfolios/accounts with intermediaries
- Manage portfolios and strengthen relationships with all stakeholders to deliver business retention, growth and profitability targets
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of current legislation, best practice, underwriting, systems, products and organisational guidelines
- Actively increase and share knowledge of QBE capability, risk appetite and products as well as brokers’ operations to strengthen our delivery of innovative solutions
- Contribute to the development, mentoring and managing of Underwriters, Trainees and Assistant Underwriters
- Monitor and communicate activity within your portfolio, brokers and competitors and report on opportunities and risks to improve results
About you
- Previous experience in Professional Indemnity and Directors & Liability products
- Previous experience in Medical Malpractice would be highly regarded
- Strong established customer/broker relationships
- Proven experience negotiating and influencing at a senior level within the insurance industry
- Working knowledge of risk management, portfolio management and underwriting
- Be self-motivated with excellent communication skills, problem solving and process improvement experience
- Extensive knowledge of relevant market conditions
About QBE
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
- ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance. Happy to talk flexible working!
- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners
Rewards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Platinum employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 3rd in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers (medium programs) 2024 as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family Friendly Accredited employer since 2021
- Winner Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 2023
- Winner Organisational Development category at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 2022
Apply now!
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at ***********@qbe.com
