Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney/Perth/Melbourne/Brisbane/Adelaide
• Type: Permanent, full time role
• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

This role provides an opportunity to assist the Financial Lines / Liability underwriting team in supporting business development and growth initiatives, focusing on fundamentals of underwriting practices, cultivating relationships with clients, and contributing to the profitability of the designated portfolio 

Your new role

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

• Assist in reviewing, evaluating, and pricing business by supporting underwriting decisions and adhering to regulatory standards.
• Help underwrite new and existing policies while ensuring compliance with organizational standards and guidelines.
• Support the identification and minimization of risks through thorough due diligence and escalation of issues when necessary.
• Collaborate with senior underwriters to learn and apply best practices in underwriting and pricing strategies.
• Maintain awareness of legal and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance in all underwriting activities.
• Contribute to recording and measurement of insurance risks.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have significant underwriting experience in the insurance industry, including operations, sales, underwriting, and claims. You will be a commercially astute individual who is passionate, customer focused and able to develop strong business relationships both internally and with our Agency network. You will also bring your initiative, resilience and thrive in a fast-paced changing environment. 

You will have:

• Commercial background will be an advantage 
• Flexibility to work across a changing portfolio 
• Strong/established customer/broker relationships 
• Broad understanding of class specific underwriting and reinsurance knowledge 
• 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 11,000 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 in the Australian Workplace Equality Index – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion 
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 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!

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 recognises 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 recruitment@qbe.com 

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Advising, Innovation, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Succession Planning, Talent Management

Application Close Date: 04/05/2025 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.