Senior Underwriter, Liability

Your New Role

• Responsible for managing UW relationship with intermediaries and business partners in the area of underwriting service delivery, product development and innovation.
• Responsible for managing overall business relationship with MTPs and brokers in the area of GWP growth.
• Ensure the ongoing technical development of underwriters in line with staff development plans and ideal DAL state.
• Ensure the team’s awareness of the business plan and it’s context, to be able to make decisions appropriately
• Apply the reinsurance strategy in order to safeguard the portfolio
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency
• Provide technical expert support to the identification of issues and opportunities within area of expertise
• Demonstrate understanding and awareness of market dynamics and market cycle to drive and enhance business performance
• Assist in managing resources across the team to ensure business requirements are achieved
• Contribute to the development of the team’s business plan in order to maximize productivity and performance
• Underwrite complex insurance risks in accordance with the business plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives, including Negotiating rates, terms and conditions for existing and new business; compliance of production and issue of contract certainty documentation ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines ensuring contribution to the business plan and objectives, and support credit control in payment collection

About You

• Act as a role model and demonstrate good leadership behaviors
• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
• Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximize brand leverage
• Support the divisional underwriting function to actively manage talent (attract, recruit, develop and retain) to build people capability for the future (succession planning)

Qualifications:

• Broad insurance industry knowledge
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, specialist qualifications or equivalent