Senior Underwriter, Property

at  QBE

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Hybrid, flexible working
Permanent, full time role
Auckland based

The opportunity

• Join a highly engaged, supportive team as an experienced Property Underwriter to manage our Commercial Property Portfolio.
• Reporting to the Underwriting Relationship Manager for NZ Brokers, you will work take on complex & diverse range of risk including corporate property, in excess of $100 million.
• Develop your leadership capability through mentoring and coaching within the wider QBE team.
• Auckland based role; hybrid working (3 days in the office) & happy to talk flexible.

Your new role

As the Senior Underwriter you will oversee and manage a portfolio in the commercial property space. Key elements of this role will include:

• Actively manage your portfolio and relationships with brokers and colleagues to achieve portfolio retention, growth and profitability targets.
• Represent QBE to our customers and broking partners in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate and share a detailed understanding of the market and trends.
• Lead and model QBE values around teamwork, customer focus, listening with empathy, sharing your expertise.
• Contribute to the development, mentoring and managing of Underwriters, Trainees and Assistant Underwriters

More information and the full job profile will be shared during the interview process. Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, up to 2 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks.
About you

As a seasoned Underwriter, you will enjoy the opportunity to further develop your leadership style in an empowering and empathetic way. In addition, you will have:

• An effective business partner, experienced in engaging with senior members of Insurance Brokers & with Customer presentations.
• Collaborative team leadership skills
• Social intelligence, conflict management and interpersonal skills
• High communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

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!
We work hard to build a culture that best supports our people, and not only represents our business, but the world around us. Find out more about QBE and why you should join us:
https://www.qbe.com/nz/about-qbe/careers
At My Best

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstance. As a QBE employee, we will offer you:

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working in the office and at home to enhance your work/life balance
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through enhanced superannuation benefits
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Access to ‘Share the Care’ – 12 weeks’ gender-equal paid flexible leave for all new parents, including paid superannuation
• Access to ‘REACH My Best’ - free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, financial and legal advice, and confidential counselling
• Our ‘At My Best’ wellbeing program, including a free 12-month subscription to meditation app Headspace
• Access to Family and Domestic Violence leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products and a range of lifestyle goods and services.
• Life and total disability insurance

Apply now
If you want to help build a more resilient future, for our customers and the community, we encourage you to APPLY NOW!
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
recruitment@qbe.com
Application Close Date: 17/04/2024 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

• Actively manage your portfolio and relationships with brokers and colleagues to achieve portfolio retention, growth and profitability targets.
• Represent QBE to our customers and broking partners in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate and share a detailed understanding of the market and trends.
• Lead and model QBE values around teamwork, customer focus, listening with empathy, sharing your expertise.
• Contribute to the development, mentoring and managing of Underwriters, Trainees and Assistant Underwriter