• Job Description

  Req#: 338414

  Primary Details

  Time Type: Full time

  Worker Type: Employee

  • Location: Brisbane

  • Type: Permanent, full time

  • Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

  The opportunity

  We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Underwriter to join the Motor Fleet Underwriting Team in Brisbane. As a Senior Underwriter your roles involves underwriting complex new businesses, and offering specialist advice. Your role will involve building and maintaining broker relationships, contributing to business results and staying informed about industry standards and new product introductions.

  Your new role

  A day in the role may look a bit like this;

  • Contribute to the delivery of the annual business plan for the respective business unit

  • Perform complex underwriting activities in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

  • Utilise product line expertise to analyse business prospects and recommend profitable risk selection

  • Manage key portfolios/accounts with intermediaries

  • Establish, strengthen, and develop relationships with stakeholders to maximise influence and achieve business objectives

  • Lead profitability and process improvement initiatives by informing senior leaders on best practices and guiding strategic plans

  • Actively manage your portfolio and relationships with brokers and colleagues to achieve portfolio retention, growth and profitability targets

  • Coach and mentor Underwriters & Assistant Underwriters as required and supervise work to ensure procedures and authorities are adhered to

  • Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions, and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency

  About you

  To be successful you will have experience as a Senior Underwriter or be an experienced Underwriter looking for that next step in your career. Experience in Commercial/Motor Fleet will be an advantage. You will also have:

  • Broad understanding of Motor specific underwriting and reinsurance knowledge

  • Flexibility to work across a changing portfolio

  • Strong/ customer/broker relationship skills and focus

  • Proven knowledge of relevant market conditions for specific class/portfolio

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail

  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

  • 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 on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

  • Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2023 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

  • Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

  • Family First accredited employer since 2021

  Apply now

  APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

  Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

  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 access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com

  Skills:

  Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Decision Making, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

  Application Close Date: 01/06/2025 11:59 PM

  How to Apply:

  To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

  Equal Employment Opportunity:

  QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

• About the company

  QBE offers business insurance across the globe, with sector specialist products providing flexible, tailored policies to cover even the most unusual risks.

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