Underwriting Team Leader

This leading underwriting agency continue to make significant strides in their growth and development as a market leader. 

As an Underwriting Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in managing and guiding your Underwriting Team of 4. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the efficient and effective underwriting of insurance applications, maintaining high standards of accuracy, risk assessment, and customer service. You will work closely with your team to develop their skills and ensure they meet performance goals, while also collaborating with other departments to support the overall objectives of the company.

This business is proud to say that their staff all have a genuine desire for the business to succeed where there is a lot of ownership in your role and success is rewarded.  Our client has adopted a flexible work policy to maintain balance between life and home and prides themselves on the team not working long hours.

Reporting into the Underwriting Manager you will be;

• Developing deep relationships with brokers across the Australian market and help your team develop relationships with their broking portfolio
• Assist with binding new business, endorsements and managing renewals
• Oversee the underwriting process to ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and risk management standards.
• Review and approve high-value and complex insurance applications.
• Monitor team performance and productivity, setting and achieving departmental goals.
• Work collaboratively in a team-based environment with senior underwriters, managers, product leaders and claims
• Attend networking events, conferences and seminars where necessary
• Continue to train, coach and develop your team
• Assist with problem solving and dispute resolutions
• Grow the market share across Western Australia & South Australia 

About you:

• Hold at least 2-3 years' experience as a Team Leder in Broking or Underwriting and have previously managed people
• Have strong knowledge on the fundamentals of insurance
• Have knowledge of commercial property or strata insurance
• Have previously worked in a role as an Underwriter in any line of insurance
• Showcase excellent communications, relationship management and negotiation skills
• Be able to show initiative and be able to work autonomously as well as in a team based environment 

This role is perfect looking to take their insurance career to the next level and we encourage Team Leaders with Underwriting experience from all areas of insurance to apply.

If this sounds like you please "Apply Now" or contact Nathan Anning on 0404 891 *** | ************@andersenpartnership.com

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